On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 Gary Dale <garyd...@rogers.com> wrote:
> On 10/07/12 04:22 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Ma, 10 iul 12, 15:08:52, Celejar wrote: > >> And why do I care whether the kernel I compile locally for a > >> specific machine is portable? > > Imagine a situation where due to whatever reason the kernel image of > > your router machine gets corrupted, then you can just copy the file from > > another machine ;) > > > > Kind regards, > > Andrei > Or if you need to change your hardware. Or if you want to use your drive > to boot another machine - such as for testing or demonstration purposes. Well, you were the one suggesting that one only needs a custom kernel for special, unusual cases. I daresay that for most users of linux, removing a HDD to boot another machine for testing or demonstration purposes is rather a special case ... > Having a portable kernel is a lot simpler than trying to rescue a > non-bootable machine from a live CD. True - but then I can just grab a distro stock kernel before I swap HDDs. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120710225230.301454b7.cele...@gmail.com
