[gentoo-user] Re: decrapify your kernel config WAS: ps shows pegasus process running - what is it?

[Stroller <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>]

On 7 Nov 2009, at 11:32, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>> ...
>> I'd love to know what the name of the kernel module is so I can  
>> unload
>> it:
>>
>> $ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -i pegasus
>> CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS=y
>
> it is not a module, but compiled in. You have to rebuild your  
> kernel. And
> probably decrapify your config a lot.

Doh! I was fairly tired when I wrote that, sorry.

I tend to just occasionally copy the kernel .config from that used on  
the latest Knoppix disk, and `make oldconfig` between times. I figure  
I don't know enough about the kernel that I'm likely to be able to  
select a better set of options than that, and learning what to change  
will surely not produce improvements worth the time expended.

I would love a recommended "default" kernel .config - either for  
Gentoo or Linux in general, but based towards on "small server" use -  
but I'm not aware of anyone publishing one. I like the notion of a  
small, minimal and "sleek" kernel, but with lots of modules available  
to load as necessary, should I install a new PCI card. If anyone has  
any low-overhead suggestions, I would love to hear them.

Stroller.