Hello list I want to upgrade to kernel <a href="http://2.6.18.1">2.6.18.1</a> from *sources* and want to make it lighter by removing unused drivers and choosing the ones required for me (my motherboard specific chipset, my video capture card, my sound driver, etc), but first want to know some things... 1) Can I install other kernels directly from sources downloaded from <a href="http://kernel.org">kernel.org</a>? 2) Does Ubuntu configuration (the system) require some special modules to work or for some services (automount, shared memory, etc.)? if so, which ones are required? Probably remove only drivers related to hardware and not system functions to avoid Ubuntu crashes? which ones can I remove safely? 3) I'm thinking that can save current kernel (I guess 2.6.17) configuration, load it into the 2.6.18 configuration, then remove unused drivers and modules and tune finely the ones specific to my hardware... Is that way right to update my kernel? Thanks! :) -- Miguel Cardenas