No question, recompile your kernel. The added performance gains are well
worth it. I have always found that the stock kernels were resource hogs
(especially from a memory standpoint) and the gains I saw were huge. Do a
top after X starts and make note of memory usage. Then after a few compiles
to get something you're really happy with, run a top again. You should be
pleasantly surprised.
Mike
Charles Galpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/18/2000 08:56:14 AM
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Nic
It will install the appropriate kernel for your architecture. No
recompilation is necessary (unless you want to slim down the kernel)
charles
On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Nic Steussy wrote:
> All,
>
> I will be installing a Red Hat 7.0 distribution on my home computer. It
> is a Celeron II (PIII family?). I presume that the standard
> installation uses the kernel files pre-compiled for a generic i386.
> Once the installation is finished, is there any performance advantage (
> video performance, scientific [ FFTs ] calculations ) in recompiling the
> kernel with a more specific target? And, if so, which target would you
> recommend for a Celeron II? An Athlon? I have 128 MB of RAM and 6 GB of
> hard drive space, so the size of the kernel should not be an issue.
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