Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Robert Huff
ill...@gmail.com writes: > You aren't going to gain much in speed or size savings, so > do take care to understand what you hope to gain. While I haven't done even an eyeball check recently, not too long ago the size savings for an aggressively pruned kernel could be quite noticable; t

Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Bruce Cran
On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:46:27 -0500 "ill...@gmail.com" wrote: > You aren't going to gain much in speed or size savings, so > do take care to understand what you hope to gain. If you > wish to shorten kernel compile times and reduce the size of > /boot, have a look at the MODULES_OVERRIDE and > WI

Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread ill...@gmail.com
2009/12/19 Jamie Griffin : > Hi > > I have been reading the handbook to learn about building a custom > kernel, but just wanted to ask something about gathering information > about my hardware before I give it a go. > > The handbook suggests the command: > > # pciconf -lv > > ...which I like becaus

Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Roland Smith
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 04:13:09PM +, Jamie Griffin wrote: > The handbook suggests the command: > > # pciconf -lv > > On my system, this command does print out information for quite a few > components, I just wondered if this information is all I need to work > from or is it not an accurate

Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Jamie Griffin
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:41:14AM -0700, Tim Judd wrote: > Can I ask for more details from you why you're interested in building > a custom kernel? > --TJ Thanks for the information Tim. I don't have a specific need to build a custom kernel at the moment, I really just want to learn how to do

Re: question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Tim Judd
On 12/19/09, Jamie Griffin wrote: > Hi > > I have been reading the handbook to learn about building a custom > kernel, but just wanted to ask something about gathering information > about my hardware before I give it a go. > > The handbook suggests the command: > > # pciconf -lv > > ...which I lik

question about building a custom kernel

2009-12-19 Thread Jamie Griffin
Hi I have been reading the handbook to learn about building a custom kernel, but just wanted to ask something about gathering information about my hardware before I give it a go. The handbook suggests the command: # pciconf -lv ...which I like because it provides a clear list of components I