[H-GEN] Problems compiling kernal

[Jason Henry Parker]

On Tue, Aug 25, 1998 at 09:21:11AM +1000, Tony Joblin wrote:
> I am having problems compiling kernal 2.0.35 with builtin sound support.
> I can compile and boot up ok without sound support included. When I try
> to include sound support I get the following message:

> Uncompressing kernal
> -- system halted.

Weird, I've never seen that one.  ;)

> If compile sound as a loadable module then things work ok but not when I
> ask it to compile buitlin support.

Er, I have to ask:  Why not just leave it compiled as a module?

<soapbox>
Kernel modules are very much underused[1].  If you've got something compiled
as a module, it gets loaded and unloaded on demand (this support is actually
in the kernel in 2.1 kernels, 1.2 and 2.0 need kerneld, which will come with
any good distribution.  What's more is that modules can be swapped out, just
like userland apps, saving you valuable memory.

I leave PPP and eth0 support in my kernels these days---I'm constantly using
them---but stuff like support for floppy drives which don't get used as much
is compiled as a module.  I doubt that you are using your soundcard as often
as other, more important bits and pieces.  I say: leave sleeping dogs lie.
</soapbox>

[1] : not to mention that our very own ex-president had a large amount to
      do with getting them into the kernel proper in the first place,
      irrc.  (Rob, care to clarify this?)

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