Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel Questions

[Bruce Hill <daddy@happypenguincomputers.com>]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:53:15PM +0100, Silvio Siefke wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> i want ask some questions for the Kernel. 
> 
> How do I find dependencies of each option?
> Are there patches for older computers?
> 
> I use the good old Pentium 4 on the desktop and an atom on the laptop.
> But I have often the problem when the computer has much to do, that the 
> system freeze. That's on the atom often so. The opera is my favorite 
> Browser, but often the call on a website and the result end in freeze.
> What is really strange, when i run emerge --sync ; emerge -avuDN @world,
> the Pentium 4 is faster as the Atom. Is that normal?
> 
> 
> gentoo-desk src # uname -a
> Linux gentoo-desk.silviosiefke.de 3.2.34 #1 SMP Mon Nov 19 14:23:14 CET 2012 
> i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> 
> siefke@gentoo-mobile : ~ $ uname -a 
> Linux gentoo-mobile 3.7.4 #1 SMP Wed Jan 23 07:01:32 CET 2013 i686 Intel(R) 
> Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> 
> I has read in the Kernel Project of Gentoo something from ck-patchset. Is 
> that good for that problems which i have, or has read wrong?
> 
> It were nice some can share the own expirence. The Kernel is so hard to 
> understand, when take off a option, other option run not. I really not
> know what i need and what need. 
> 
> Hope can understand what i mean. Thank you for help. 
> 
> 
> Greetings
> Silvio

Please read "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell". You can:

"emerge -av app-doc/linux-kernel-in-a-nutshell"

and also read it online: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/

Cheers,
Bruce
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