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Sindi Keesan wrote:
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> You mean select for pentium rather than 386?  

386, 486, 586, 586TSC, 586MMX, 686, PentiumIII, Pentium4,
MK6, MK7, Melan, Mcrusoe, Winchipc6, Winchip2, Winchip3d

> I notice you have loadable-module support 

That's the best way to provide for all those different
network cards.  If everyoned use the same network card,
I could just hardwire it in.  There are also some
filesystem modules that people might want to use.  At
the moment BL2 can't mount minix or NTFS partitions,
but that capability is just an insmod away.

> I have no interest in network cards, since we have 
> file transfer cables.  Could the entire ETHERNET 
> section be omitted?

Yes.  BTW, when you are running "make config", if you
answer the question with a ? (instead of a Y or N),
it will give you context-sensitive documentation.

> Can printer support be built into the kernel instead 
> of using modules?

Yes.  Just answer those questions with Y instead of M.

> How about support for whatever the dialing program uses?  

slhc and ppp.  Yes.

> That would simplify use of BL2, no need to load modules 
> even automatically.

For people that use it, yes.  For people that don't, it
bloats the kernel unnecessarily.

> No need for a busmouse module.  Do we need NTFS module?  

Those modules are there for the people who need them.  If
they are not useful for you, leave them out of your custom
kernel.

Cheers,
Steven