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Re: Challenge - Getting Debian Working on a Pair of Real Old Laptops



On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:31:26PM -0700, Scarletdown wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 09:58 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> 
> > you may improve the ultimate installed experience by rolling your own
> > kernel with just the bare minimum you need for these lappies.
> 
> That sounds like a good idea.  So, what do I need to do my own custom
> kernel?

I haven't done it in a couple of years, and then it was only to say
I'd done it ;-). Install kernel-package and read
/usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz and google on "debian kernel
compile" or similar. It's pretty bullet-proof in debian. It's just a
matter of determining what you need for your hardware and turning off
everything else. Personally, I'd compile a static kernel without an
initrd. 

As to the rest of your questions, sorry, beyond my skill set.

A

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