Comments on: When do you compile a custom kernel? http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/when-do-you-compile-a-custom-kernel/ Linux Tips - Information for Using Linux Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:32:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Clair http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/when-do-you-compile-a-custom-kernel/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Clair Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:17:57 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/when-do-you-compile-a-custom-kernel/#comment-1313 @alvlin You are lucky to do configure for two hours only. Geh~ I wish I did something like that. I guess I was just too scared to mess up and there was no one with me. A ritual you say? Good for you :) @alvlin You are lucky to do configure for two hours only. Geh~ I wish I did something like that. I guess I was just too scared to mess up and there was no one with me. A ritual you say? Good for you :)

]]> By: alvlin http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/when-do-you-compile-a-custom-kernel/comment-page-1/#comment-771 alvlin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:46:17 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/when-do-you-compile-a-custom-kernel/#comment-771 Luckily, once you doit the first time you can save the config file, and then use it again if you want to compile it again, or a new version (the old options will be ignored and the new ones will be marked as NEW for easy identification) It is not as hard as it seems, as most "weird" options have a description like "If unsure, choose X" or "the default is the better for desktops" and alike. You do need to know your hardware, but for that the output of lspci should be enough. I spent 2 hours the first time I did it. Now it takes 10 minutes while checking the new features :-) Oh, by the way, I always compile it when I upgrade the system (and therefore when new versions of the kernel are installed). I don't really feel a lot of performance gain, but it is nice to have everything you need in the kernel and nothing else. It is kind of a ritual :-D Luckily, once you doit the first time you can save the config file, and then use it again if you want to compile it again, or a new version (the old options will be ignored and the new ones will be marked as NEW for easy identification)

It is not as hard as it seems, as most “weird” options have a description like “If unsure, choose X” or “the default is the better for desktops” and alike. You do need to know your hardware, but for that the output of lspci should be enough.

I spent 2 hours the first time I did it. Now it takes 10 minutes while checking the new features :-)

Oh, by the way, I always compile it when I upgrade the system (and therefore when new versions of the kernel are installed). I don’t really feel a lot of performance gain, but it is nice to have everything you need in the kernel and nothing else. It is kind of a ritual :-D

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