From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N7GRc-0001Et-QO for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:41:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BDC1DE0B49; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:41:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 833B7E0B4A for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:41:11 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,704,1249254000"; d="scan'208";a="147180840" Received: from unknown (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 08 Nov 2009 22:41:10 +0000 Received: from funf.stroller.uk.eu.org (funf.stroller.uk.eu.org [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 062A51269D for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:41:06 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: <6D611A39-D2CB-4084-8EFE-B2EF74D9F445@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <4AF7443D.7070708@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: decrapify your kernel config WAS: ps shows pegasus process running - what is it? Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:41:08 +0000 References: <39CFC182-B039-4D26-9880-DC26485DF8F2@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> <4AF66B4B.5060602@gmail.com> <95D8041B-5E83-4388-A19D-3D12A3C3B36D@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> <200911082335.43358.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <4AF7443D.7070708@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Archives-Salt: c8871122-1fa0-4d16-978f-1861a0bc8e6a X-Archives-Hash: 648e372bf6126abcd6e3038dade7720f On 8 Nov 2009, at 22:20, Dale wrote: > ... > You seem to think it takes a rocket scientist to build a kernel, it > doesn't. You just have to know what hardware you have and then enable > the features you need. ... You can config a kernel in less than five > minutes most likely then compile and you are done. Thus we get 30-post long threads titled "kernel build - back in the soup". Sure, I might on this occasion prefer that this pegasus driver wasn't compiled statically into the kernel, but only because it _confused_ me (nothing more). Far more frequently I want to install Linux on a new box or plug in a new piece of hardware and not have to worry about what driver it uses - I just want the module to be there and to auto- load. Any time I spend messing with obscure kernel config options is time I could be spending reading a good book, instead [1]. Sorry, spending time configuring my kernel loses, as does this thread. Stroller. [1] Feel free to spend with your kids, lying on a beach, skiing, or whatever, as alternatives.