On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:31:26PM -0700, Scarletdown wrote: > On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 09:58 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > you may improve the ultimate installed experience by rolling your own > > kernel with just the bare minimum you need for these lappies. > > That sounds like a good idea. So, what do I need to do my own custom > kernel?
I haven't done it in a couple of years, and then it was only to say I'd done it ;-). Install kernel-package and read /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz and google on "debian kernel compile" or similar. It's pretty bullet-proof in debian. It's just a matter of determining what you need for your hardware and turning off everything else. Personally, I'd compile a static kernel without an initrd. As to the rest of your questions, sorry, beyond my skill set. A
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