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