On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM, João Matos <jaon...@gmail.com> 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, > -- > João de Matos > Linux User #461527 >
A small tip: - Do lsmod in your genkernel kernel - Write down the list - For any module loaded find the corresponding option in the kernel configuration - Read briefly the description for the option - Do a crosscheck with the output of lspci and lsusb Have fun! -- Andrés Becerra Sandoval
