On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 12:58:40PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:00:01AM +0200, Lars Nood??n wrote: > > > ... using the GENERIC kernel ... > > > 2) One thing that may not be visible enough is that config(8) can be > > used to modify kernel parameters without needing to recompile. That > > gives you a fair amount of customization without deviating from the > > GENERIC configuration. > > > > It is possible to make modifications to the currently running kernel as > > well as to save these changes in the form of a new kernel binary so that > > the changes stay even after system restarts. > > One thing I'm not clear on: if the only issue is kernel size based on > having an old box with low memory, where every MB counts, does > deactivating unnecessary drivers with config actually result in a > smaller kernel or just a kernel with deactivated drivers? Shrinking the > kernel would be the only reason I would have of touching the kernel as > I'm not into trying out experimental features. It would be too bad if > config doesn't do this.
if your machine is low enough on ram that you would even consider recompiling a kernel, just to save ram, it's time to retire the machine. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
