begin Joey Karalius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Questions from a newbie... > How often should one compile a kernel?
three reasons to compile a kernel: 1. to get extra functionality that you need (ie- radeon support in >2.4.10) 2. because it's cool 3. to learn when i first started using linux, i compiled a kernel every time a new kernel appeared. i also played around with various options and functionality. about once every few weeks. these days, you can see for yourself: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1063157 Oct 5 11:20 vmlinuz-2.4.10 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1090401 Nov 18 23:46 vmlinuz-2.4.13 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1090307 Nov 30 11:55 vmlinuz-2.4.16 i skipped over 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.14 and 2.4.15. > I assume whenever there is a new > one out, but would the existing kernel ever need to be recompiled, no. once it's compiled, it's compiled. > also..... > I was at Frye's looking for a new dialup modem to use on my Red Hat > 7.2/Win98SE dual boot box. Any suggestions? Are there internal > controller-based models, or are externals the only way to go... If > external, can more than one 'puter work through the same modem? go for either external or ISA internal. someone, somewhere, somehow, for some reason, built a serial y-splitter. like the "truth", "it's out there". pete _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
