Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 11:20:59 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: info@sonservers.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Excess Kernel Options Message-ID: <40B212DB.5060706@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <2004524101141.425580@IBM-R40> References: <2004524101141.425580@IBM-R40>
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SonServers Christian Web Hosting wrote: > Hi, > > I need to recompile my kernel on a server to add quota > support. I'm thinking while I'm doing that, I should go > ahead and remove everything else I don't need like SCSI, > RAID, etc. > > The thing I'm wondering about is: I have no use for USB, > Firewire, etc. on this server. Even though the server has > USB on it, if I compile the kernel without USB support will > that cause problems? No. I do it all the time. You can remove any device from your kernel that you're not using, even if it exists in your machine. The thing to remember about that is that devices often have dependencies that aren't always obvious. (i.e., using a USB HDD requires SCSI support) -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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