Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 00:31:55 -0400 From: donny@ms1.hinet.net (Donny Lee) To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: Donny Lee <donny@ms1.hinet.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rebuilding a new kernel. What I should take care? Message-ID: <199610201643.AAA12709@ms1.hinet.net>
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-=*> Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> wrote: >> 1) Should I comment out those devices or options I don't need in >> MY_KERNEL config file? > Basicly, the answer is yes. Note, however, that you need to be sure of > what you need and what not. Read through LINT (and Installing and Running > FreeBSD if you have that). Some devices (for example ether, loop, npx) > should *not* be removed. Removing things you don't need will make your > kernel smaller. Yes, I'll only remove those hard ware brands specified devices, like ahaX for Adaptec cards, btX for Buslogics, and so on. >> 2) What's good and bad if, for example, I comment out those >> scsi devices except the one fits my scsi card? > Good: The kernel will be smaller and it will not probe for devices you > don't have (though you can get that effect by just disabling the probe on > the devices). This means that you'll have more memory free for useful > stuff, and the machine will boot faster (device probes are very > time-consuming). Key point. > Ugly: When you have to shoot - shoot, don't talk :-) Ha... quite true. :) // Donny
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