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From: Kent Fredric <kentfredric@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and KISS ?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 02:50:48
Message-Id: 8cd1ed20705181942g57dfbadapb9db7af544dfab83@mail.gmail.com
1 /etc/genkernel.conf
2
3 MENUCONFIG="no"
4 MRPROPER="no"
5 CLEAN="no"
6 BOOTSPLASH="no"
7 SAVE_CONFIG="yes"
8 DEBUGLEVEL=5
9 BOOTLOADER="grub"
10 USECOLOR="yes"
11
12
13 cd /usr/src/linux
14 zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
15 make oldconfig
16 genkernel --kernname=WhateverFitsMyMood all
17
18
19 the above gives you you the power to configure your kernel to suit
20 your needs, -and- makes genkernel useful as a time-saving 'ok, just
21 build it ' tool :)
22
23 Of course it did help when that bug in genkernel mid2005 was fixed ;),
24 a trunicated grub.conf is no fun.
25
26 On 5/19/07, Roy Wright <royw@×××××.com> wrote:
27 > Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote:
28 > > arnuld wrote:
29 > > > 1.) i had a Serial-ATA drive and AMD64 on ASUS with VIA chipsets.
30 > > > kernel-compilation part of Handbook asks to choose PPP options and MCE
31 > > [...]
32 > > > other motherboards, Intel e.g., but we can leave that to the user for
33 > > > finding the specific SATA and PATA drivers inthe kernel.)
34 > >
35 > > Well, if you are brave enough to configure your own kernel... don't
36 > > complain!
37 > >
38 > > genkernel works fine, most of the times.
39 > >
40 >
41 > genkernel is for wimps... Way to go arnuld!
42 >
43 > Seriously, genkernel is fine for liveCD and the first month for a NOOB.
44 > But to really learn/exploit/enjoy/appreciate Gentoo, you gotta have it
45 > your way... If not, then you might as well be running ubuntu... :-)
46 >
47 > Have fun,
48 > Roy
49 >
50 > Gentoo x86, ~x86, PS3
51 > --
52 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
53 >
54 >
55
56
57 --
58 Kent
59 ruby -e '[1, 2, 4, 7, 0, 9, 5, 8, 3, 10, 11, 6, 12, 13].each{|x|
60 print "enNOSPicAMreil kdrtf@×××.com"[(2*x)..(2*x+1)]}'
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62 gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and KISS ? Kent Fredric <kentfredric@×××××.com>
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