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#1 2015-04-28 00:48:15
- ArgentWarrior
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Trying to build a minimal kernel...
I cloned Linux 4.1-rc1 from the man himself and decided to shave a few seconds off of my boot time by disabling everything I know I will never use and/or don't have. I'm on a laptop so I doubt my hardware will change. I can configure the kernel, build it, add it to GRUB, and everything works but wireless. It's the not-so-great WiMax 6150.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here? I cut my boot time in half, but wireless is a bit of a deal-breaker.
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#2 2015-04-28 01:04:32
- fukawi2
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?
I'm guessing you disabled something that hardware needs to work..... Give us some actual information, we're not psychics: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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#3 2015-04-28 01:16:37
- ArgentWarrior
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
I guess I could import my config from the 4.0 kernel, and just not touch anything related to networking.
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#4 2015-04-28 01:22:07
- jasonwryan
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
Look at streamline_config.pl (kernel script) or modprobed-db (AUR).
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#5 2015-04-28 01:27:29
- ArgentWarrior
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
Look at streamline_config.pl (kernel script) or modprobed-db (AUR).
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#6 2015-04-28 02:40:06
- karol
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
jasonwryan wrote:Look at streamline_config.pl (kernel script) or modprobed-db (AUR).
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#7 2015-04-28 13:28:53
- smirky
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
I guess this perl script should be used with all the USB devices plugged in and all the non-frequent modules should be loaded if possible to make the config solid?
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#8 2015-04-28 17:14:14
- jasonwryan
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Re: Trying to build a minimal kernel...
Yes, you need to make sure all the modules that you may require are loaded when the script runs.
It is rather disappointing to discover you missed one after you have compiled and booted into your new kernel... 
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