There are a few reasons why you would want to build your own kernel: 1) Optimize it specifically for your CPU. 2) Trim it down to only fit your hardware (less modules cq hardware support) 3) You have written some modules of your own. 4) You want to live on the bleeding edge or help testing new features...
I have always build my own kernel for reasons 1 and 2. On my server I don't need usb, audio, serial & parallel port, floppydrive, (FAT(32) filesystem) support, so I didn't build the modules for those parts, this saves some kernel memory, the hardware is still there but unused... My kernel is specifically optimized for a Pentium III Coppermine) and therefore only runs on a Pentium III and above. (Makes the kernel possibly a bit smaller and faster just for my CPU type. I don't know the changes the Debian team has made to the plain vanilla kernel, but you have to be sure you pick the right options during configuration, otherwise it possibly won't work at all... Maybe you should start with a 'make allmodconfig' and after that change some items in 'make menuconfig' you're really sure about. That should be the safest way to build your own kernel... For the rest: see the post of bhaagensen -- servies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ servies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39436 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
