[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-07 Thread reader
Florian Philipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I guess it would be harmless to just run the `make modules_intall' part >> again and catch a list. >> > > I think you search for "modprobe -l" :) Wow... and egad, look at this: modprobe -l|wc -l 945 That is a kernel built with genkernel -- g

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-07 Thread Florian Philipp
On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 17:15 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Florian Philipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> There's a reason for the existence of genkernel - it's so that you don't > >> have to go through all this pain and suffering, and can instead remove > >> stuff a bit at a time with r

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread reader
Florian Philipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> There's a reason for the existence of genkernel - it's so that you don't >> have to go through all this pain and suffering, and can instead remove >> stuff a bit at a time with reasonable confidence it won;t blow up in >> your face :-) >> > > Ther

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread Jan-Hendrik Zab
On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 10:58:12 +0400 Yahya Mohammad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just to know more on this... Is there really any reason to worry > > > about kernel size... I mean in most cases with a standard desktop > > > install? > > > > > > > yes. Bigger kernel = more cpu cache used up = slo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 06 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: > >> Then you are stuck figuring out what on earth a hypervisor is. > > > > Alt+F2 > > wp:hypervisor > > ENTER > > Hey thats a pretty neat trick. Now if I wondered if that would be >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 06 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > People in this thread speak of 2 and 3 boots and editing in between > in the same message where `5 minutes' is mentioned.  That doesn't > wash. You're way past that time frame.  But still not in the guiness > book realm I guess... hehe. I guess

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Yahya Mohammad
> > Just to know more on this... Is there really any reason to worry about > > kernel size... I mean in most cases with a standard desktop install? > > > > yes. Bigger kernel = more cpu cache used up = slower system. Does all of the kernel reside in cpu cache all the time? Or can parts of it get

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Sonntag, 6. Januar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Saturday 05 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > to de-junk a default config - even if you don't know what you do, > >> > is in realm of half an hour to an hour. If you read everything.

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Like I said in an earlier mail, > > Do you mean on this thread? If so I must have some trouble with my > newsreader threading or something... I don't see it here. Haa I see it now... and it looks like I brought up exactly some of what you covered there (scsi). Inte

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Saturday 05 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > to de-junk a default config - even if you don't know what you do, >> > is in realm of half an hour to an hour. If you read everything. >> >> Do you have a de-junked .config that I can diff agains

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
Erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: >> Then you are stuck figuring out what on earth a hypervisor is. >> > Alt+F2 > wp:hypervisor > ENTER Hey thats a pretty neat trick. Now if I wondered if that would be important since I plan to run a vmware application... I will take

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Erik
[EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: > Then you are stuck figuring out what on earth a hypervisor is. > Alt+F2 wp:hypervisor ENTER -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 05 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > to de-junk a default config - even if you don't know what you do, > > is in realm of half an hour to an hour. If you read everything. > > Do you have a de-junked .config that I can diff against the > default.. it would be a way to see what k

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
"Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I think this is heading in direction different from what I intended. You seem to be arguing that it can be done quickly... I don't disagree with you. If like you say you mostly follow what ever is default unless you know what you are doing. Bu

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Samstag, 5. Januar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Samstag, 5. Januar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > you want to read this: > > http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ > > Thanks... I'm getting started now. > > > configuring a kernel is a mat

[gentoo-user] Re: A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
"Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Samstag, 5. Januar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > you want to read this: > http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ Thanks... I'm getting started now. > configuring a kernel is a matter of minutes. And seconds, if you just copy > over the old config