Basic kernel configuration

dmgdev · n00b Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Bulgaria

Can someone help me with the basic configuration of the kernel? What I mean:
- What are the main(mandatory) "things" that must be added to compile/install;
- Which of them must necessarily be compiled/installed with the kernel(not as modules);

Already one week I'm trying to install gentoo(on my laptop - dell studio 1537), but something I don't make right.
Thanks in advance and best regards!

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

dmgdev,

You must make your hard drive low level and high level drivers as <*> and also the option for your root filesystem as <*>
Everything else can be modular <M>

The reason is that kernel modules are stored on the root filesystem, so you must be able to mount root (/) to read modules.

Try one of Pappys Seeds to get you started.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Kernel & Hardware by request of the OP
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dmgdev · n00b Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Location: Bulgaria

Thanks for the link! Is the output of this:

Clad in Sky · l33t Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 895 Location: Germany

Hello,

if you're in the site of Pappy's Kernel Seeds, all you have to do is run lspci -n. This data you copy and paste into the form the link on Pappy's site points to and it'll tell you which Kernel drivers you need.

lspci -vvv is a bit much.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:

dmgdev,

If you post in Pappys thread he is more likely to see your post.
Do try to follow Pappys instructions first though. If it fails you can tell what you did and what happened.

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Kasumi_Ninja · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

You can also use genkernel. This should get you up and running pretty quickly:

sk8harddiefast · Guru Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 335 Location: athens