Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:09:55 -0500 | From | Step 1 B <> | Subject | Re: regd kernel compilation |
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The number of hardware ettings is just too many,and so I fear I may go somewhere wrong. so I want it the automatic way only.
1. Is this approach been discussed earlier too ? How easy/tough is it to do it ? how good/bad is it ?
2. How is hardware detected ? Which part of the kernel source should I look at ?
Again, please cc me the responses.
On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 10:25:43AM -0700, Tyler BIRD wrote: > Do you mean hardware detection during kernel compilation? > the /proc filesystem lists devices that are currently present on your system > int /proc/devices I think. But for the most part I just know what kind of hardware > I have and configure the kernel appropriately. In the config scripts you can leave > off any modules that aren't needed. Compile them as a module or compile them into the > kernel image. > > do a make menuconfig, or if you have X make xconfig > and enable/disable all of your hardware. > > Tyler > > > >>> Step 1 B <step1b@cyberspace.org> 11/06/01 10:17AM >>> > > Hi > During the processing of compiling the kernel and getting it running, I > observed that my kernel not only contains software for my current hardware > configuration, but also for other hardware as well.(both in the kernel and > as modules). and during bootup, the kernel identifies the hardware and > either uses the concened part in the kernel, or loads the concerned > module. Cant this be done during compilation(ie., kernel building) itself > so that I get a smaller kernel and a smaller set of modules on my disk ? > Or is just that the current kernel compilation framework does not support > this ? > > Note that I do not know what hardware I have, so I want the > compilation scripts to identify the hardware and make the correct and minimal config. > > > > I am not on this mailing list, so please > cc me any responses. > > thanks > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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