On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 05:58:29PM -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 01:53:59PM -0700, Paul Mullen wrote: > > Compile a custom kernel with only the drivers the system will need. > > Users can plug in whatever they want, but if the kernel hasn't the > > drivers for the hardware, it won't accomplish much. Compiling a > > kernel isn't a typical Linux-newbie activity, but I'm sure you can get > > any help you might need here on the list. > > That's the point of modules.
If by "the point of modules", you're referring to the fact that they can be deleted. But that's not really the point of modules. (Their primary benefit is the allow you to build a small kernel and initramfs, for booting on space- and/or bandwidth-constrained devices.) And even if you delete all of the modules your distribution installs and you decide you don't need, they'll return with the next kernel package upgrade. -- Paul Mullen _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
