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Hi there, |
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I'd definitely advise to you use one of Pappy's Kernel seed. Those are config |
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files that provide you with a good starting point to configure your own kernel. |
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You'll find the Kernel seeds at |
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http://kernel-seeds.org/ |
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The website also has instructions on how to find out which Kernel options |
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you'll need to have your hardware supported. |
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Cheers... |
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On Tuesday 23 October 2012 20:02:52 João Matos wrote: |
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> Hi list. |
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> I've been using Gentoo for quite a long time, and today I decided to try |
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> compiling the kernel myself, Thing I've never done before. I want a smaller |
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> kernel, a faster boot (without initramfs) and, of course, some fun :). |
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> I'm still reading the oficial documentation, but I don't think it will be |
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> enough, so, if anyone of you know some documentation more detailed, I'd |
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> appreciate reading it. |
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> I've just ran 'make xconfig', and I noticed that the configuration is the |
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> same from genkernel (genkernel --menuconfig). Is it good? Should I get an |
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> original .conf, with less garbage, or this is just the 'normal default' |
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> instead of 'genkernel default' as I'm guessing? |
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> Is there any tool that can scan my pc and help me out with the .conf or |
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> even generate one? I guess not. There are lots of options that I have no |
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> idea what they are for. I think this will be the fun part, but I think I |
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> can't get a running kernel before I optimize it, so I can do it gradually. |
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> Just for curiosity, what is the size of your kernel? Mine is 3.4 MB. |
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> Thank you, |
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