Re: [gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread Stroller
On 5 Jan 2008, at 16:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Configuring a new kernel is a dreaded task here. It seems I walk through a bewildering array of stuff that when pressing F1 on them I get more bewildering information I barely understand a word of. For 8 or 9 yrs now I've mostly skirted the is

Re: [gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-06 Thread Florian Philipp
On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 19:06 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > trial-and-error is probably your best bet. Get it working with a full > genkernel setup. Note which modules get used in real life, start > removing them in batches and make notes when stuff breaks > > There's a reason for the existence o

Re: [gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Dale
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Configuring a new kernel is a dreaded task here. It seems I walk > through a bewildering array of stuff that when pressing F1 on them I > get more bewildering information I barely understand a word of. > > < SNIP > > > Can someone steer me to a more `in depth' tutorial?

Re: [gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 05 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Configuring a new kernel is a dreaded task here. It seems I walk > through a bewildering array of stuff that when pressing F1 on them I > get more bewildering information I barely understand a word of. Ah yes. It's that way 'cause it was des

Re: [gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Samstag, 5. Januar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you want to read this: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ configuring a kernel is a matter of minutes. And seconds, if you just copy over the old config and do 'make oldconfig'. It is not hard - the first time read all the help texts and think about t

[gentoo-user] A pared down kernel config

2008-01-05 Thread reader
Configuring a new kernel is a dreaded task here. It seems I walk through a bewildering array of stuff that when pressing F1 on them I get more bewildering information I barely understand a word of. For 8 or 9 yrs now I've mostly skirted the issue by using defaults. I hnow the shortcoming is mi