Re: very slow usb 2.0
L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> On 9/27/05, *Colin* <cwvca_SPAMNOT@hotmail.com
> <mailto:cwvca_SPAMNOT@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Roberto Winter wrote:
> > someone once told me that not having the modules would make my kernel
> > faster... is that not true?
>
> That is NOT true. My rule of thumb is compile the things I need at
> startup
> into the kernel and everything else as modules.
>
> I had a problem when I compiled my eth0 module tg3 in kernel. eth0
> couldn't be made online. When I compiled as module, eth0 started working.
Ok, let me clarify what I meant. I usually compile modules into the kernel
that I need to get my system to *start* booting. For instance the IDE
controller, file system, USB controller and a few other things. I don't
need my network card until later in the boot sequence.
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