Re: why debian - longer - kernels
On Sunday 14 November 2004 06:01, Alvin Oga wrote:
>
> - if you use "m" instead of "y" for all the drivers...
> the kernel is little smalller ... but you would need an initrd
> if you used "m" for ide or scsi drivers to boot your box
The kernel is a LOT smaller, and if you use make-kpkg (with the --initrd
switch) which you were running down in a previous post your deb gets one of
those made and put into it too.
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Alan Chandler
alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,
then they fight you, then you win. --Gandhi
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