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Offline xor

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Does the Linux kernel contain unnecessary drivers for hardware not in the system
« on: December 17, 2020, 04:10:11 AM »
Does the Linux kernel contain unnecessary drivers for hardware not in the system?

What I am curious about is;
Can I create a smaller linux kernel!?

a kernel that consumes an average of 250MB of ram
for hardware that does not exist in my system
I think it contains unnecessary pre-drivers,

is this true !?
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Offline Juanito

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Re: Does the Linux kernel contain unnecessary drivers for hardware not in the system
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2020, 04:32:56 AM »
Since tinycorelinux is a general distribution, it contains kernel drivers for most hardware so, yes, you can save space by keeping only those drivers required for your specific hardware.
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Re: Does the Linux kernel contain unnecessary drivers for hardware not in the system
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2020, 04:35:47 AM »
Do we need to recompile the kernel according to personal hardware?
« Last Edit: December 17, 2020, 10:02:01 AM by Rich »
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Offline Juanito

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Re: Does the Linux kernel contain unnecessary drivers for hardware not in the system
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2020, 05:04:54 AM »
I believe that you could just delete many drivers, but for some you may need to change the kernel config and recompile.
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