From: Samantha <rubygeekgirl@...>
Date: 2007-02-13T01:33:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Linux OS

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On 2/12/07, Luke Ivers <technodolt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> While this is somewhat accurate, I do have enough experience with
> Linux/Unix
> in general that hacking at Gentoo is okay with me.  I finally (after 6
> initial failed attempts) got a build done late Saturday/early
> Sunday.  That
> was on my home machine.  Today I'm going to mess around with it some more.
> The only part that I'm having any real trouble with is customizing the
> kernel before the build.  Everything else is pretty much straightforward
> unix/linux stuff that you do on any server to get things done.  If anyone
> has references to a guide or something (not the default Gentoo
> installation
> guide) on what to do while configuring the kernel, I'd appreciate the
> help.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help, it's greatly appreciated.
>
> The vgrails thing sounds interesting, you can send me an email off-list if
> you want.
>
> technodolt :: at :: gmail :: dot :: com
>
>
> Again, thanks to you all.
>


Woohoo!  Long live Gentoo.  If you need any help, you can email me
offlist.    Of course, I am not like the Linux Guru of All or anything, but
I'm more than happy to help or point you in a right direction.

As for customizing the kernel, I go about it the 'easy' way and use
genkernel:

genkernel --menuconfig --bootloader=grub all (make sure the symlink
use tag is in your /etc/make.conf)

I go through the menu options and if there's something I know I don't
need, I take it out (ie a lot of the laptop stuff).  I select my
proper processor, etc.
Also, what I used for certain things like DRM, depended on which video
card I was using.  I run the unstable architecture, so I have new
sources that I can upgrade
to, I'm just choosing not to as things are working nicely and I'm busy
focusing on rubyish stuff. :)

-- 
Samantha

http://www.babygeek.org/

"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all
things are at risk."
  --Ralph Waldo Emerson

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