Hi
I have a home server running slackware 11.0 , with kernel 2.6 , that shows the following
modules ,
Most of the sound modules are not useful and I do not plan to use on the server.
Do You recomend to remove o mantaint?
Are there any posibility to remove this modules in kernel 2.6 , not to compiling a new one?
Thanks for your help
Manuel
Module Size Used by
ipt_MASQUERADE 2688 1
ipt_LOG 6272 1
xt_state 1920 1
iptable_nat 6020 1
ip_nat 14636 2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
ip_conntrack 40468 4 ipt_MASQUERADE,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_nat
nfnetlink 5144 2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
iptable_filter 2304 1
ip_tables 11352 2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
x_tables 10500 5 ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_LOG,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables
snd_seq_dummy 2820 0
snd_seq_oss 28928 0
snd_seq_midi_event 5888 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 43984 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6284 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 38048 0
snd_mixer_oss 15616 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 223584 24
sg 26524 0
pcmcia 30116 0
firmware_class 7424 1 pcmcia
yenta_socket 23436 0
rsrc_nonstatic 10752 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 34192 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
capability 3336 0
commoncap 5376 1 capability
lp 9800 0
parport_pc 24132 1
parport 30024 2 lp,parport_pc
pcspkr 2432 0
psmouse 34952 0
shpchp 33816 0
evdev 8064 0
serio_raw 5252 0
eepro100 26384 0
uhci_hcd 19724 0
snd_intel8x0 28316 0
8139too 21376 0
i2c_i810 4612 0
snd_ac97_codec 86304 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2048 1 snd_ac97_codec
intel_agp 19612 1
snd_pcm 73736 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
agpgart 28080 1 intel_agp
ehci_hcd 29064 0
mii 4864 2 eepro100,8139too
snd_timer 19332 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
i2c_algo_bit 8200 1 i2c_i810
snd 43364 9 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd _timer
soundcore 7136 1 snd
i2c_core 16528 1 i2c_algo_bit
snd_page_alloc 7560 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
reiserfs 239088 1

You only need to recompile the kernel if it is not compiled as a module.
Otherwhise you can just unload them.
With modprobe -r <modulename>
you can remove modules.
REMARK: this is temporarily.
Google for the place where you specify which modules should be loaded. (in Gentoo /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6)

In slack modules are loaded mostly from '/etc/rc.d/rc.modules-`uname -r`' or automatically.

If you want to compile a custom kernel, see the link in my sig. Read Chapter 7.

There is no need to compile a custom kernel unless you just want to do that.
If you're using the old hotplug system (if /etc/rc.d/rc.udev is NOT executable), then add the modules that you *do not* want loaded to /etc/hotplug/blacklist (that might be /etc/hotplug.d/blacklist - not sure which).
If you are using udev (if /etc/rc.d/rc.udev *is* executable), then add the modules that you do not want to load to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

Thanks , slackware users
Basically I added in the black list all the sound modules that I really dont need and now I reduce quite a lot the number of modules that are not necesary.
best regards
Manuel