From: Redcap <maillinglistredcap@gmx.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:50:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1477853.uC1xUaR60p@morgaine> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAP4tJZK=eDnus+OERNtRgA3GM4bTkoXAUGfpeDNbZZXj5nkMEA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi there,
I'd definitely advise to you use one of Pappy's Kernel seed. Those are config
files that provide you with a good starting point to configure your own kernel.
You'll find the Kernel seeds at
http://kernel-seeds.org/
The website also has instructions on how to find out which Kernel options
you'll need to have your hardware supported.
Cheers...
On Tuesday 23 October 2012 20:02:52 João Matos wrote:
> Hi list.
>
> I've been using Gentoo for quite a long time, and today I decided to try
> compiling the kernel myself, Thing I've never done before. I want a smaller
> kernel, a faster boot (without initramfs) and, of course, some fun :).
>
> I'm still reading the oficial documentation, but I don't think it will be
> enough, so, if anyone of you know some documentation more detailed, I'd
> appreciate reading it.
>
> I've just ran 'make xconfig', and I noticed that the configuration is the
> same from genkernel (genkernel --menuconfig). Is it good? Should I get an
> original .conf, with less garbage, or this is just the 'normal default'
> instead of 'genkernel default' as I'm guessing?
>
> Is there any tool that can scan my pc and help me out with the .conf or
> even generate one? I guess not. There are lots of options that I have no
> idea what they are for. I think this will be the fun part, but I think I
> can't get a running kernel before I optimize it, so I can do it gradually.
>
> Just for curiosity, what is the size of your kernel? Mine is 3.4 MB.
>
> Thank you,
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-23 22:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-23 22:02 [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual João Matos
2012-10-23 22:49 ` Andrés Becerra Sandoval
2012-10-23 22:50 ` Redcap [this message]
2012-10-23 23:22 ` Dale
2012-10-23 23:25 ` [gentoo-user] " João Matos
2012-10-24 7:54 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-10-24 2:40 ` [gentoo-user] " Bruce Hill
2012-10-24 11:16 ` Michael Hampicke
2012-10-24 13:24 ` Michael Hampicke
2012-10-25 22:09 ` João Matos
2012-10-24 13:47 ` João Matos
2012-10-24 13:58 ` Dale
2012-10-24 14:36 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-10-25 9:16 ` Jackson
[not found] <jXUPD-6dD-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
2012-10-23 22:58 ` Gregory Shearman
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