> -----Original Message-----
> From: Invisible [mailto:voi### [at] devnull]
> I still don't entirely "get" why you would ever recompile the OS
> kernel.
> I mean, all it does is memory allocation, interrupt scheduling, etc.
> What's to change?

<sarcasm>
It's because the Linux crowd haven't figured out how to properly make
device drivers yet.  Instead, the *kernel* is the device driver for
every single thing in your computer.
</sarcasm>

<serious>
If you ever need to add hardware, you have to recompile your kernel to
support it.
If you remove hardware, you should recompile your kernel not to support
it, otherwise it might be a kb or two larger than it needs to be.
</serious>

...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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