source code

thanks for the info, Bart.

On Saturday 03 January 2004 07:43 am, Bart Garst said:
~ >
~ >
~ ...snip...
~ > was told 1000 hours) it might be better if I could just do the
~ > source code
~ > and then spend the time compiling it off line.
~ >
~ > That reminds me; I was told that that they were soon to release
~ > kernel 2.6 and
~ > that it is supposed to be like super fast (that is one area I think M$ is
~ > better at). It might just be the fact that I am only on dial up- but M$
~ > seemed to operste a little faster (minor inconvenience that does
~ > not matter)
~ > when I was running it. Could someone tell me what about my
~ > hardware I will
~ > need to know when I compile it. My linux metor told me that what
~ > he does is
~ > just gets a new distribution with the new kernel included in it
~ > but I want to
~ > learn to compile it!
~
~ If the main reason you want to compile your own kernel is because the
~ package download time will be shorter then you would be wasting your time.
~
~ The file size for kernel-source (v2.4.20-18) is 36.8MB and the precompiled
~ kernel (same version) is 13.1MB. Both of these packages are rpm files but
~ deb packages will also have a similar size difference.
~
~ I think it's also worth mentioning that every pre-built kernel config I've
~ seen uses modules everywhere possible. This means the pre-built kernel
~ should already be streamlined and any further performance improvements
would ~ be minimal (I'd love to hear if someone has actually tested this
theory). ~
~ If you still want to learn kernel-compiling, I recommend printing the
README ~ in the top level of the kernel source directory. It makes for a
good ~ starting point and I've found myself referring to it often. Also,
keep good ~ notes on what configuration options you've set. Keeping a small
database of ~ what hardware you own also helps (mine is on my PDA).
~
~ Finally, you will need lots of patients. This is not something a person can
~ learn in a weekend.
~
~ Good luck,
~ Bart
~
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