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   phil-news-nospam@ipal.net to Mark Hobley   
   Re: distribution for monolithic kernel   
   28 Jan 09 22:32:50   
   
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   In comp.os.linux.development.system Mark Hobley  wrote:   
      
   | In alt.os.linux.gentoo phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrote:   
   |> But the drivers are not all loaded.  That's what a modular kernel is for,   
   |> so you don't have to load everything.   
   |   
   | To build a monolithic kernel, you simply configure the drivers to be   
   | build in, rather than being built as a module and disable support for   
   | module loading.   
      
   Now go back and read the original question.  I already know how to build a   
   monolithic kernel manually.  That wasn't what I asked.   
      
      
   | It is very easy. Just make sure that you have a list of your required   
   | drivers before you build the kernel.   
      
   Now go back and read the original question.  I already know how to build a   
   monolithic kernel manually.  That wasn't what I asked.   
      
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