On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 11:37:25PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> It can indeed be intimidating. But it's also interesting; you might
> want to try it. The key is to avoid building too many drivers.
> Configuring only the ones you need will save a tremendous amount of
> time.
... However, the beginner may think that driverXXX is not neccesary,
disable it, and get stuck with a kernel that doesn't work.
If you dislike the prospect of having to figure this out, you can
also chose to let the computer do the work, and compile most drivers
(as modules).
One trick to get up-and-running is to get your distribution kernel,
get that compiled with the provided config. This will have LOTS and LOTS
of drivers as modules. Next you can print out "lsusb" and go through
the menu and disable modules you're not using.
Next you can upgrade to the latest and greatest, and copy over the
config. If you "make oldconfig" the process will propose new drivers
to you, and the default (usually No) is quite fine, as you
didn't require them anyway...
Roger.
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