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Custom compiled kernels on Linodes ?

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Was wanting to ask the Linode community and server admins here about this topic. Could you share your experiences, pain, problems and triumphs when using custom compiled kernels on your linode(s)?

Is it worth messing with ? Was also wondering if anyone would be willing to share the Linode default kernels .config file found in /boot ? I'd like to see what config options the Linux support staff has settled on. Or point me to a resource to review some of the Linode .configs ? Tried googling and forum searches with no joy. Considering signing up with Linode. Still sorting out details …

Thanks in advance folks.

d. :)

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Linode Staff

Hello!

https://library.linode.com/custom-insta … led-kernel">https://library.linode.com/custom-instances/pv-grub-custom-compiled-kernel

Hope that helps get you started,

-Chris

Thanks … every lil bit helps. Hoping to hear from the admins here with some 1st hand. :)

@anyusernamehere:

Was also wondering if anyone would be willing to share the Linode default kernels .config file found in /boot ?

You should already have that on your Linode.

Do zcat /proc/config.gz

@sednet:

You should already have that on your Linode.

Do zcat /proc/config.gz

I don't think he has a Linode yet.

See http://pastebin.com/dBCtxRtW for the 3.8.4-linode50 kernel.

I might be addicted to running custom kernels; I haven't been on the default Linode kernel in a long time, but I did use it as a baseline config originally. My configs are slimmed downed tremendously from there, so YMMV:

https://github.com/akerl/kernels

  • Les

Been awhile since I've checking in at these forums, appreciate the replies guys and definitely thanks for your github Akerl.

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