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On 6/12/06, Michael Weyershäuser <thedude0001@×××.de> wrote: |
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> I usualy start with a kernel with almost everything compiled in (but |
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> only things I definitely need), only using modules when I have to |
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> (USB for suspend2 comes to my mind). Over time whenever I need |
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> something new (filesystem, hardware driver,...) I tend to compile it |
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> as a module to avoid a reboot. As I do not upgrade my kernel very |
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> often this happens more often than you might think (last upgrade was |
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> from 2.6.11 to 2.6.16, on my laptop from 2.6.10 to 2.6.16). |
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> I don't really care about the 300k more used memory (hardly worth a |
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> thought on systems with 1 GB RAM and more) or the 0.3 seconds faster |
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> boot process. Modules just come in handy when it comes to avoiding a |
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> reboot. |
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I agree. I use the basic modules for sound card, video, wireless and |
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USB, just because it something hangs I can work it without a reboot. |
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Besides, unloading modules is an excelent feature when you're using a |
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laptop in presentations or trips where you just want to read that |
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e-book or show that pdf, so you can unload all that you don't need (in |
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my case almost everything) and save battery. |
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