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Old 04-04-2006, 03:36 AM   #1
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Does slack compile kernel under installation?


Hi!

These may be some really stupid questions, but:

Does slack compile kernel under the installation process?

And: Would I get better performance out of my linux pc if I recompile kernel manually?

Thanx
 
Old 04-04-2006, 03:47 AM   #2
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Does slack compile kernel under the installation process?
No. But you can choose from one of the precompiled kernels.

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And: Would I get better performance out of my linux pc if I recompile kernel manually?
Not that much, except for speeding up the hotplugging scripts. The hotplugging scripts parse the module tables many times, and obviously, this is faster if you have only compiled a few modules.
 
Old 04-04-2006, 03:48 PM   #3
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For question 1: No. Slackware installs a pre-compiled kernel when it installs. At the end , it asks you which one you want.

For question 2: I would say yes. I've pared down my kernel, getting rid of everything I don't need. My glxgears jumped from 700fps to over 2000fps.

Read the Compile Guide sticky at the top of this forum.

If nothing else, when a real kernel update comes up, you would at least know how to do it, and not be scared of a comparativly simple process.

And the only stupid question is the one that does not get asked, and bites you on your reaer...

Welcome to Slackware!

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Old 04-04-2006, 05:02 PM   #4
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You will get faster speed. Or more specifically it'll be more powerful, not faster. I recommend you just build in your filesystem and choose sane settings unlike pats.(things like reiserfs need to be built in, preemption, 1000hz, etc)

But leave the modules as they are, since you will gain NO speed increase by trimming them, and LITTLE hard drive space. Just leave the modules, because you never know when you will actually buy hardware that uses them.
 
Old 04-04-2006, 05:21 PM   #5
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In my case, I have a laptop, so it's gauranteed not to be added to....lol
 
Old 04-05-2006, 12:33 PM   #6
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Oh, thanks guys

I think I'll at least try to recompile the kernel... It won't heart at least (well, if I don't configure something wrong, of course )

Thanks again....
 
  


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