Vegard|drageV wrote: > Hi folks, > I am about to compile my first kernel, but since I've heard it can > last a while (up to several hours), I will have to plan the job more > carefully. > > Here is a quick summary of my hardware: > > PIII 455kHz prosessor > 192Mb RAM, > 2 hdd (12Gb + 4Gb) with ext3 fs, > 1 cd-writer, (non scsi) > 1 cdrom (non scsi) > Floppy drive > Sound Blaster audiocard (using module ens-1371 today) > nVidia graphix card > 5 USB 2.0 ports on PCI card > > Besides that my monitor, speakers, keybord and mouse (com1) is quite > old, with no special effects or buttons. > > Does anyone have any idea how long a kernelcompilation will take. When > I start this job I will compile the latest kernel.org stable release > (i.e. 2.6.12 or up). > > Thanks in advance, Vegard > >
It will probably take approximately 45 minutes with that hardware, depending on what else your computer is doing and how many options you select for your kernel. I can't imagine it taking much over an hour, max. -Josh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
