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On Sonntag, 6. Januar 2008, reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> writes: |
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> > On Saturday 05 January 2008, reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> >> > to de-junk a default config - even if you don't know what you do, |
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> >> > is in realm of half an hour to an hour. If you read everything. |
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> >> Do you have a de-junked .config that I can diff against the |
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> >> default.. it would be a way to see what kinds of things get dropped. |
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> > Drivers for stuff you don't need and you will likely never use. Like ham |
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> > radio stuff, v4linux (first version), I20, on a notebook all the |
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> > enterprise-grade connect-a-machine-to-storage-stuff like iSCSI and |
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> > Infiniband, all of ISA and MCA and the pre-pci bus drivers, old disk |
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> > types like mfm and on modern boards usually even IDE as well. |
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> Thanks... but you hit on something there that can throw you. |
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> scsi stuff. |
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you need scsi for: |
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sata harddisk |
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sata cdroms |
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usb sticks |
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usb harddrives |
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usb cdroms (like in an external case) |
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usb card readers. |
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In fact, if you enable sata, scsi harddisk support is enabled automatically. |
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> I've never used a scsi hard drive in my life but not that long ago |
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> linux users needed scsi support for many of the cdrom drives. |
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no. |
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You never needed scsi for 'standard' atapi cdrom drives. Once upon a time you |
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needed scsi-ide emulation for burning and even that is gone. |
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> I doubt |
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> that is still the case but it might be. But my point is that even |
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> when you think you know something isn't needed it might be in some |
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> context you haven't thought of. |
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well, the scsi-usb relation is explained in the help texts. |
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> People in this thread speak of 2 and 3 boots and editing in between in |
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> the same message where `5 minutes' is mentioned. That doesn't wash. |
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> You're way past that time frame. But still not in the guiness book |
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> realm I guess... hehe. |
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since the kernel make system is smart, only the stuff that changed is redone. |
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So 3 reboots+2recompiles are easily done in 5minutes. |
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> Just to know more on this... Is there really any reason to worry about |
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> kernel size... I mean in most cases with a standard desktop install? |
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yes. Bigger kernel = more cpu cache used up = slower system. |
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