-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/2012 10:05 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > On 08/06/2012 09:17 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >> Compiling a kernel for a laptop will let you eliminate a lot of >> drivers because you only have limited hardware changes... > > This might have made since in 1999 when Linux was first getting started and every byte mattered. However, today, with terabyte storage and 8GB of RAM for less than $100 USD (each) this makes no sense at all. You're just wasting your time. Not having modules or compiling in modules provides zero performance benefit. Just FYI. > > P.S. Perfect item to add to Tim's list. :) It depends on the laptop. You are assuming that it is for a modern laptop. It isn't. It is being used as a smart X terminal. I do not do it for my desktop, or the laptop I take with me. Just FYI - there is a slight improvement gained by not enabling modules. It is not worth the difference with a modern processor. There is a bigger performance difference when compiling for the processor when you are using an older processor. The difference between a 586 and a K5 matters. Besides, it is hard to find a pre-compiled kernel for them. (OK - so I have some old hardware I need to keep running. I know someone that has to keep a DOS system running... ) At least it is better then the first system I ran Linux on - try running it on a 386DX with 4M of RAM and no CD-ROM drive. Mikkel - -- Yes, I'm a dirty old man ... and I'll be one until I'm a DEAD old man! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlAgkx4ACgkQqbQrVW3JyMTuSgCdFw+C/MeHWzqGvwRMVmJwzjwd u0IAnRl/LFdwFIPcuge92QxTSKdp0uvx =Xifp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
