From: shacky <shacky83@gmail.com>
To: "Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel modules compilation
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:52:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7fedbc910707271552x71010f82o8455c17b21f80eab@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9a8748490707271542s13862269h79f85d4171233f47@mail.gmail.com>
> Symbol: USB [=y]
> Prompt: Support for Host-side USB
> Defined at drivers/usb/Kconfig:51
> Depends on: USB_SUPPORT && USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
> Location:
> -> Device Drivers
> -> USB support (USB_SUPPORT [=y])
Could you tell me how you found them, please?
> Hint: In menuconfig, type "/" to search.
Thank you very much!
> Not really. Your distribution could be loading a ton of modules that
> you don't really need. 'lsmod' will just show you what is currently
> loaded, but that that doesn't necessarily mean that all those modules
> are really needed.
Ok, how I can know what modules are needed and what not? Only knowing
the hardware of my system?
Another question please, what the symbol "---" near a kernel
configuration entry in menuconfig means? This entry is activated (with
* or M) or not?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-27 22:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-27 19:11 shacky
2007-07-27 20:03 ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-27 21:38 ` shacky
[not found] ` <9a8748490707271542s13862269h79f85d4171233f47@mail.gmail.com>
2007-07-27 22:52 ` shacky [this message]
2007-07-27 23:04 ` Jesper Juhl
2007-07-27 23:40 ` shacky
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