RE: Minimal Kernel

[Rossam Souza Silva <rss@cin.ufpe.br>]

Send your dmesg output from GENERIC kernel.

I have compiled a minimal OBSD 2.6 kernel with only 
~750Kb... but was an old i486 machine without PCI 
(ISA-only).

Rossam Souza Silva (rossam@cin.ufpe.br)
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Martin Marconcini wrote:

> Specifications:
> 
> Intel P166
> 16RAM
> TWO Realtek 8139
> 1gb IDE HDD 
> Motherboard (SOYO I Believe)
> 1 3 1/4 floppy
> NO CD
> NO X (Althrough it has a Intel Xpress Video Card PCI)
> Nothing else...
> It connects using PPPoE.
> 
> It will be a Firewall. (possibly having Qmail/apache/php/mysql also) 
> 
> But primary for internal use (all filtered from outside)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin Marconcini
> www.marconcini.com.ar
> 
> "Life must be lived looking forward and can be understood only looking
> backward." Soren Kierkegaard
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > Tony Lambiris
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 4:37 PM
> > To: Martin Marconcini
> > Cc: misc@openbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Minimal Kernel
> > 
> > The GENERIC file is pretty straight-forward.. perhaps you could give
> us
> > some specs on the box (ie 486, all IDE, chipset of ethernet card,
> > anyother card installed)?
> > 
> > On 08.09.01, Martin Marconcini <megadeth@millic.com.ar> wrote:
> > > Hi: is there a place where I can grab kernel examples? (other than
> > > GENERIC) I need to setup a very limited ram box and would like to
> hack
> > > and slack the GENERIC stuff ...
> > > Will have to Realtek 8139 nic.
> > >
> > > I need this cuz I am not kernel expert and don't want to remove
> stuff
> > > that may be needed.
> > >
> > > Any url/faq/doc will be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Martin Marconcini
> > > www.marconcini.com.ar
> > >
> > > "Life must be lived looking forward and can be understood only
> looking
> > > backward." Soren Kierkegaard