Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> writes: >> My reccomendation is to download the kernel-source-* package >> that corresponds to the kernel you run now. Use the configuration >> for your currently running kernel (since you know it works). >> After going through the process a few times, you will begin to >> feel comfortable tweaking and changing settings. > > I guess it is worth asking the question why bother? Hardware and feature support that fits you, instead of trying to fit into the hardware and feature support the kernel-image maintainers try to make as generic and as bootable on as many machines as possible. > Especially for a newbie - I can see little reason to try and build your own > kernel. Why? People tell newbies all the time to go use RPM with other distros, and pretty much anything in RPM is ten times harder than compiling a kernel package for debian... -- .''`. Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> : :' : `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `- Debian. Because it *must* work. debian.org aboutdebian.com
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