A needed article
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| Author | Content |
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| evoman142 Apr 09, 2006 10:10 AM EDT |
I have been looking for an article like this for six months now. This is exactly what I needed to read, not a how-to on compiling and installing there are plenty of articles out there for that, but what each of the options do. I am not a total newb, nor am I a kernel guru, yet I cannot seem to find help on what features I need. I read the options when compiling my kernel but am unsure about all of the features so I went through a lot of trial and error with mixed results. This is good a good map of features that is needed for the non-experts who want it to just work. |
| Bob_Robertson Apr 09, 2006 10:39 AM EDT |
Starting with a precompiled kernel is a great idea. Change one thing, see what happens. I like the Debian kernels because everything that can be a "module", other that a good variety of boot devices, of course, are built that way. So recompiling has never been needed, by me anyway. |
| hkwint Apr 09, 2006 1:31 PM EDT |
Thanks for the compliments. The article was not meant as an HOWTO, but if it's helpfull, that's great! You see, to write a really helpful HOWTO, I would need to know much more about the options. This are only the options I am aware of, but I don't run servers or embedded devices, only a desktop etc. I wrote the artcile because I configured a kernel from scratch, and you can't imagine how much work that is, even when you know your way around. I spent longer configuring the kernel than Xorg took to compile, for example. And all those stuff made me curious. I mean, that's how to learn about the kernel: start wondering about those features. I agree it's a good idea to turn things on and off, but I prefer looking on wikipedia, the internet, and the Documentation. All documentation can be found in /usr/src/kernel/Documentation by the way. So just keep trying, and most important, don't be afraid. |
| Bob_Robertson Apr 09, 2006 2:03 PM EDT |
Sure, "Don't be afraid" is important. Also, "Don't erase a working kernel until you've tested its replacement" is good advice. :^) |
| jimf Apr 09, 2006 8:37 PM EDT |
Quoting: "Don't erase a working kernel until you've tested its replacement" is good advice. :^) Ahh.... That's 'critical' advise :D ! |
| grouch Apr 10, 2006 3:25 PM EDT |
The ancient rules of computing bear repeating: Rule #1: Never go from A to B without a way back to A. Rule #2: Never violate Rule #1. |
| jimf Apr 10, 2006 5:06 PM EDT |
And, grouch and I have never violated either rule :-D. |
| Bob_Robertson Apr 17, 2006 1:08 PM EDT |
You mean, like putting "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade --yes" in a cron job while tracking Sid? :^) There, is that better? BTW, never listen to recordings of the Penn Jillette radio show http://www.pennradio.com/ before going to sleep. It really promotes wakefullness! |
| grouch Apr 17, 2006 6:41 PM EDT |
Bob_Robertson: Add '--yes' to that and become truly evil. ;) |
| hkwint Apr 19, 2006 10:57 AM EDT |
Oh, and never pull out the power-plug while glibc is installing... (Last time I did, whole Gentoo had to be reinstalled) |
| grouch Apr 19, 2006 6:08 PM EDT |
LOL hkwint! Kinda hard to compile anything if your glibc bootstrap died in mid boot, eh? (I realize it was not likely a laughable matter at the time, but you obviously worked through it). BTW, the power plug is only intended to be used as the emergency exit from Viciously Insane. |
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