The following patch allows me to build a monolithic kernel for my Compaq laptop — Presario V5306US. Apply it to the .config file shown in the post — My Modular Config for Linux kernel 2.6.18.8.
--- /mnt/floppy/boot/config-2.6.18.8 2009-11-07 01:20:03.000000000 -1000
+++ config-2.6.18.8 2009-11-08 19:06:09.031630466 -1000
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y
CONFIG_X86_TSC=y
CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
@@ -221,16 +222,16 @@
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set
-CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m
-CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m
-CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m
# CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m
CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK=m
-CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS=m
CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=m
CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=m
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=m
+CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_SBS is not set
#
@@ -1057,7 +1058,7 @@
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
# CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m
@@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@
#
# IDE chipset support/bugfixes
#
-CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=m
+CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPNP=y
@@ -1087,7 +1088,7 @@
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3=m
# CONFIG_WDC_ALI15X3 is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=m
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=m
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRIFLEX=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CY82C693=m
@@ -1131,13 +1132,13 @@
# SCSI device support
#
CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=m
-CONFIG_SCSI=m
+CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
#
# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
#
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m
@@ -1397,7 +1398,7 @@
# Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
#
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
-CONFIG_MII=m
+CONFIG_MII=y
CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=m
CONFIG_SUNGEM=m
CONFIG_CASSINI=m
@@ -1467,7 +1468,7 @@
CONFIG_NATSEMI=m
CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=m
CONFIG_8139CP=m
-CONFIG_8139TOO=m
+CONFIG_8139TOO=y
# CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO is not set
CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_8129=y
@@ -1799,7 +1800,7 @@
CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV=m
CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_X=240
CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_Y=320
-CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
+CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
# CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set
#
@@ -1812,7 +1813,7 @@
CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD=m
CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON=m
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
-CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y
CONFIG_MOUSE_SERIAL=m
CONFIG_MOUSE_INPORT=m
# CONFIG_MOUSE_ATIXL is not set
@@ -1851,7 +1852,7 @@
CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_MTOUCH=m
CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_MK712=m
CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m
+CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y
CONFIG_INPUT_WISTRON_BTNS=m
CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=m
@@ -1991,9 +1992,7 @@
CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_GEODE=m
CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIA=m
CONFIG_NVRAM=m
-CONFIG_RTC=m
-CONFIG_GEN_RTC=m
-CONFIG_GEN_RTC_X=y
+CONFIG_RTC=y
CONFIG_DTLK=m
CONFIG_R3964=m
CONFIG_APPLICOM=m
@@ -2054,7 +2053,7 @@
#
# I2C support
#
-CONFIG_I2C=m
+CONFIG_I2C=y
CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=m
#
@@ -2075,7 +2074,7 @@
CONFIG_I2C_AMD8111=m
CONFIG_I2C_I801=m
CONFIG_I2C_I810=m
-CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4=m
+CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4=y
CONFIG_I2C_ISA=m
CONFIG_I2C_NFORCE2=m
CONFIG_I2C_OCORES=m
@@ -2534,21 +2533,21 @@
#
# Sound
#
-CONFIG_SOUND=m
+CONFIG_SOUND=y
#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
-CONFIG_SND=m
-CONFIG_SND_TIMER=m
-CONFIG_SND_PCM=m
+CONFIG_SND=y
+CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m
-CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m
+CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m
-CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
+CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=m
@@ -2566,8 +2565,8 @@
CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_OPL4_LIB=m
CONFIG_SND_VX_LIB=m
-CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m
-CONFIG_SND_AC97_BUS=m
+CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=y
+CONFIG_SND_AC97_BUS=y
CONFIG_SND_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=m
CONFIG_SND_MTPAV=m
@@ -2618,8 +2617,8 @@
CONFIG_SND_ALS300=m
CONFIG_SND_ALS4000=m
CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=m
-CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=m
-CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=m
+CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=y
+CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=y
CONFIG_SND_AU8810=m
CONFIG_SND_AU8820=m
CONFIG_SND_AU8830=m
@@ -2714,12 +2713,12 @@
#
# USB Host Controller Drivers
#
-CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SPLIT_ISO=y
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT=y
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TT_NEWSCHED=y
CONFIG_USB_ISP116X_HCD=m
-CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m
+CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
# CONFIG_USB_OHCI_BIG_ENDIAN is not set
CONFIG_USB_OHCI_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m
@@ -2739,7 +2738,7 @@
#
# may also be needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information
#
-CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
+CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_FREECOM=y
@@ -2755,7 +2754,7 @@
#
# USB Input Devices
#
-CONFIG_USB_HID=m
+CONFIG_USB_HID=y
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT_POWERBOOK=y
CONFIG_HID_FF=y
@@ -2763,12 +2762,6 @@
CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF=y
CONFIG_THRUSTMASTER_FF=y
CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
-
-#
-# USB HID Boot Protocol drivers
-#
-# CONFIG_USB_KBD is not set
-# CONFIG_USB_MOUSE is not set
CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK=m
CONFIG_USB_WACOM=m
CONFIG_USB_ACECAD=m
@@ -3022,11 +3022,11 @@
# CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY is not set
CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP=y
CONFIG_FS_XIP=y
-CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m
+CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y
CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
# CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY is not set
-CONFIG_JBD=m
+CONFIG_JBD=y
# CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_FS_MBCACHE=y
CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=m
@@ -3061,19 +3061,19 @@
#
# CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems
#
-CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
+CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
CONFIG_JOLIET=y
CONFIG_ZISOFS=y
-CONFIG_ZISOFS_FS=m
+CONFIG_ZISOFS_FS=y
CONFIG_UDF_FS=m
CONFIG_UDF_NLS=y
#
# DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems
#
-CONFIG_FAT_FS=m
+CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m
-CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m
+CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE=437
CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET="iso8859-1"
CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
@@ -3207,12 +3207,12 @@
#
# Native Language Support
#
-CONFIG_NLS=m
+CONFIG_NLS=y
CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="utf8"
-CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
+CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m
-CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m
+CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=y
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1250=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251=m
CONFIG_NLS_ASCII=m
-CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m
@@ -3243,10 +3243,10 @@
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m
-CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=y
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U=m
-CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m
+CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y
#
# Instrumentation Support
