I'm toying with the idea of compiling a new
kernel. My goal is to get something less
blouted than the generic-kernel supplied with
my installation.

However, I'm ver uncertain about what drivers/
modules I need... what must I absolutly have?
what do I need to support my hardware?

I was therefor wondering if there are any
programs to map-out exactly what sort of
hardware I use -- and what drivers I need...
or alternatively, a program that shows what
of all my drivers are actually being used.

If the program outputed something that could
easely be used to configure the kernel, it would
be a great pluss.

-Koppe

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begin On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:27:55 +0100, Baard Ove Kopperud typed:

lspci -v ; lists your hardware

cat /proc/modules ; lists the modules loaded

make oldconfig ; creates a basic .config file for kernel compiling based
on your hardware.

Please read the kernel-HOWTO found here;
http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Kernel-HOWTO.html

And the documentation that comes with the kernel source package.


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Lenard wrote:

Erm.. no.
make oldconfig just compiles a new kernel with an old .config file; this
may or may not have anything to do with your hardware.
It also doesn't in any way *create* a .config file - instead, it uses
one that you have provided.
So if you are running a kernel that has no support for half your
hardware, and you copy the .config file that was used to create that
kernel to a new source tree, and run "make oldconfig" - you will end up
with a new kernel that still doesn't support half your hardware.

Indeedy ;-)

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