On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 13:33, Seamus Abshere wrote: > /boot/kernel is full of .ko files for kernel options that I did not > select. Why are they there? Are they in use? > > [/boot/kernel]#ls -l kernel > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2317346 Jul 2 16:11 kernel > > I'm proud of this (supposedly) 2.3MB kernel, and I want to > make sure that I have actually optimized my machine and not made a > stupid mistake that does the opposite. >
I don't really want to sound cynical ;) But; how much memory do you have? Your kernel is about 2Mb smaller than the one I'm using but the difference represents about 0.4% of my total memory which I suspect is almost always incompletely used. Could I ever see eany effective difference with an "optimised kernel"? And of course if I ever add anything I'd have to remember to take the time to recompile -- and as I get older remembering is not so easy! Malcolm _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"