[TriLUG] Newbie: Kernel Question

[Ken Mink]

On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 09:14, Jeff Bollinger wrote:
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> 
> Not trolling here, but I'm interested to know what some folks have done 
> in terms of customizing their stock kernels?  I've only built a few back 
> in the RedHat 6.2 days, but it's been awhile and I haven't looked at any 
> of the new features.
> 
> Of course each person will say their customization depends on the 
> function/hardware/configuration of their system, but what are some good 
> kernel success stories, and does anyone have any tips to generally 
> improve performance (I/O, proc, network or otherwise)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff

Jeff,
  I am running RH9 on my laptop which is also my work machine. My laptop
does not support APM, just ACPI. RedHat stock kernels do not support
ACPI, so I compile my own with APM support turned off and ACPI support
turned on. That's the only change I make.
  I've also added acpid to the machine. It has really cut down on the
amount of time the fan is on. I don't know that it does anything for
performance, but it sure made things quieter on my desk.

Ken

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