On 18 October 2009 pm 1:12:38 P.V.Anthony wrote: > Hi, > > Was going to compile the latest 2.6 kernel and noticed that I do not > know what all the options mean. Especially the "General Setup" and > "Processor Type and Features". > > Is there some detail guide explaining the options, about the meaning and > implications of these options for an Intel Xeon multi-core cpu? > > Any web links or books?
Hi PV, The question is, why do you need to compile a kernel? Nowadays, most of the additional functionality is available as modules, right? Moreover, a custom kernel will mean you get no support from the distro. Maybe you should explain why you need a new kernel (eg: ext4? ) Oh, BTW, if you startup in make menuconfig (needs ncurses) a terminal mode curses UI, there is plenty of help online - but then you need to know things such as building an initrd or linking the rootFS statically, unfortunately, the online doc offers no help here. You should look at kernelnewbies.org which IIRC has guides on compiling kernels. Regards Anand Regards Anand > > P.V.Anthony > > _______________________________________________ > LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] > List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq > Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet > To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ LUGS Mailing list - [email protected] List FAQ: http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq Info page: http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet To unsubscribe send an empty email to: [email protected]
