> 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.
Well good starting points have already been provided, I usually check for modules with lspci -k > Just for curiosity, what is the size of your kernel? Mine is 3.4 MB. 3.0M, initramfs 2.2M