[aclug-L] Re: An idea -- any volunteers/helpers?

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

The truth is for most newer distributions you don't  need to recompile
the kernel. Things like kudzu in red hat, automatically install the
modules for the hardware you have, and with the correct parameters. 

Only power users really need to compile the kernel any more. 




On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 09:05, jlweaver wrote:
> After reading Anne's reply on the kernal recompile, I would like to see the
> presentation.  I particularly am interested in why we would want to recompile
> the kernal.  I think all newbies would be interested in why, when & how to
> recompile.
> - Larry Weaver
> 
> Anne McCadden wrote:
> 
> > We had a presentation of how to recompile the kernal and it seemed to be
> > very successful and educational.  James seems to know more about the
> > linux kernal than anyone else in the group.  I just can't remember his
> > last name.  ~Anne
> >
> > Thomas Wallis wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Michael Holmes wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > So many ideas are killed as not possible.  How about explaining how it
> > > > would be possible.  I sat in one meeting as someone recompiled their
> > > > kernel.  So it is learnable.
> > >
> > >         I think we could do a presentation on kernel recompilation.
> > > It is useful knowledge to have.
> > >
> > >                                 T W
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:20 PM, Jonathan Hall
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> > > > >
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