can you tell me how to strip the kernel i tried doing it but it did not work regards yunus
--- USM Bish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 03:55:56PM +0100, Sameer Gharat wrote: > > Hi, > > I am currently involved in a project which requires me > > to configure the kernel-build in such a way that a > > minimal kernel results. I just want to get the OS up > > and running without any frills. > > I have wielded "make menuconfig" like a sword, > > slashing whichever support that was not needed. Having > > done this, the resultant bzImage size has come down to > > 343 KB. > > Could anyone suggest a way to do the above mentioned > > job in a better way or to complement what I've already > > done so that the kernel size is further reduced. > > > ---end quoted text--- > > This depends upon your requirement and the hardware you want > to run it on. General guidelines for a smaller kernels are: > > a) Use an older kernel source (2.0.x and above for ELF) > b) All modules to be static. Saves a few bytes in the .o > files which otherwise also needs to be carried over > c) Leave out everything that is not required > d) Strip the kernel (usually NOT advised. see LOST below) > but ehwn size is the bottom line ... do it. > > Bish. > > -- > : > ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### > > Sub : Stripping the kernel LOST #054 > > GNU strip removes all symbols from object files. The kernel > can also be stripped to reduce size, but NOT advocated. There > is no increase in speed ... OTOH, some utilities depend on the > presence of kernel symbols to operate (ksymoops, modutils etc) > > ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### > : > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
