Kernel Question

[Paul Melvin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Markus Schönhaber
> Sent: 18 June 2008 14:22
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Kernel Question
> 
> Paul Melvin wrote:
> 
> > 1.       If I compile my own kernel will it ruin anything that ubuntu
> has
> > done, I have read that ubuntu does some special stuff and I don't
> really
> > want to break anything.
> 
> I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "ruin anything".
> It's possible to use a self-built kernel with Ubuntu and have it work
> fine. But there's no guarantee that *every* self-built kernel will
> work.
> If you tell us why you're thinking about building your own kernel,
> maybe
> someone can even suggest an alternative which makes rolling your own
> kernel unnecessary.
> 
> > 2.       How can I find out exactly what my kernel is using (i.e.
> exactly
> > what it has, whether it is built-in or modules), for example could I
> use
> > make menconfig.
> 
> For example, the config-files of the installed Ubuntu kernels are in
> /boot by default. To take a look at the config of the currently running
> Ubuntu kernel you could do something like
> less /boot/config-$(uname -r)
> 
> > 3.       Can I just use the build-dep linux-source. to get everything
> for
> > me?
> 
> Take a look at this:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile
> 
> Regards
>   mks

Thanks mks,

I dunno exactly what I am trying to do I suppose ;)

I have just tried another disti before coming back to ubuntu and it was all
do it yourself to get the best out, and after rolling quite a few kernels in
that migratory phase I thought I could improve mine by rolling it
specifically to suit my needs

But do you think that it would make much difference?

Cheers

paul
 

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