How Big is Yours? (Kernel)

[Dark Ninja]

Haha...I thought that would get you to look.

Anyway, I was just curious how big someone's compiled kernel is? (Gentoo is the distribution I'm specifically using.)

Mine is 1718KB. That seemed awfully small to me. But, ya know...it's how you use it that matters.

:D

[soda_popstar]

1197KB

[Legithrandil]

1324 kb

[Dark Ninja]

:o :( :mad: :confused:

Wow...okay...guess mine is actually above average.

I think I should probably go to sleep.
:D

[Icarus]

Sorry, I couldn't keep that name of the thread the same and be able to sleep :)

Mine's 2MB...I like mine big :D

Real fun...how about your modules?
du -h /lib/modules/2.6.4/
11M /lib/modules/2.6.4

[pezplaya]

2.1 MB for kernel

pezplaya@trinity pezplaya $ du -h /lib/modules/2.6.5-gentoo/
5.2M /lib/modules/2.6.5-gentoo

[squeegy]

1.5MB for kernel
4.6MB for modules

[Dark Ninja]

Haha...okay, I understand if you had to change it. ;)

Kernel: 1717 (2.6.6-rc1)
Modules: 5MB (roughly)

[psi42]

maedhros@penguin:~$ du -h /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.6.5
1.5M /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.6.5

maedhros@penguin:~$ du -hs /lib/modules/2.6.5/
3.9M /lib/modules/2.6.5

[gehidore]

1.5 for kernel

2.3mb for mods

now you all should do a search for
Poll: are you using the latest stable kernel??

and vote at the poll

[XiaoKJ]

xkj@xiaokj:~# du -h /boot/kernel-2.6.4
2.3M /boot/kernel-2.6.4
xkj@xiaokj:~# du -hs /lib/modules/2.6.4
1.6M /lib/modules/2.6.4


big kernel but I ve compiled everything in... didn't need so many modules then...

On Slack now, but desperately wanting to go back to Gentoo, of course not enough compiling time.....Haiz

BTW, I suppose kernels get bigger with time as more features are built-in. I don't think a 2.6 kernel is capable of being put into a floppy... Bootdisks anyone?

[Exempt]

Learned something new today... (how to see how big files are via the du -h command, sorry im an excited newb, anything new is exciting to me, im sure u all remember the feeling ;))

exempt@exemptspc:/boot> du -h /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.4-0-default
1.5M /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.4-0-default

Modules showed alot or results, but this was I guess what I was looking for...

44M /lib/modules/2.6.4-0-default

[endoalpha]

heres my info

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 551650 Apr 16 21:21 System.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 544125 Jan 7 04:38 System.map.old
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Apr 16 20:17 boot -> .
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 624 Apr 16 20:57 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 962730 Apr 16 21:12 initrd-2.4.25-nyenix-r1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1063289 Apr 16 21:06 kernel-2.4.25-nyenix-r1



freshly compiled today

[nouse66]

1.6M bzImage-2.6.5-mm
3.1M /lib/modules/2.6.5-mm1

[AndrewLubinus89]

I have a about 1.7 meg kernel (2.6.3) but I have very little modules (156k :D ). What would the advantage be of compiling things as modules rather than in the kernel (If you know you need it )

[Uranus]

My kernel's 1.8 MB, my modules 435 kB - both for Gentoo and Slack. But there are still some things I need to get working, so it'll grow I guess.

Sam

[Exempt]

Anybody have any suggestions why my modules are so big compared to everyone else's? :(

[shadov]

Anybody have any suggestions why my modules are so big compared to everyone else's?They are not big. You just have lots of them. Are you running your distro's default kernel? They usually come with lots of modules.

[Icarus]

Originally posted by XiaoKJ
BTW, I suppose kernels get bigger with time as more features are built-in. I don't think a 2.6 kernel is capable of being put into a floppy... Bootdisks anyone? There is an option to strip out all the 'extras'. It's mian purpose is for embeded systems, but I'd guess you could use it for a floppy (but would be missing lots of support for hardware)


Originally posted byExempt
Anybody have any suggestions why my modules are so big compared to everyone else's? I've noticed most people are running Slackware or Gentoo, so these are most likely all custom kernels. What distro are you using?

[ChryZKoiD]

My kernel is 962KB with everything working, and the only thing compiled as a module was dummy network driver or something (slipped through the cracks). The kernel version is 2.6.3 (compiled it and two hours later - 2.6.4 was released - doh!).

[serz]

My kernels are about 950-1200kb.

[nouse66]

Originally posted by AndrewLubinus89
I have a about 1.7 meg kernel (2.6.3) but I have very little modules (156k :D ). What would the advantage be of compiling things as modules rather than in the kernel (If you know you need it )

only thing i know is that you can change your mind without recompiling. i think most people have bigger module directories from compiling extra modules just in case we want them later. i know i have a couple different network drivers for one.

[MighMos]

Kernel 2.6.5-love2 is 1.5MB, with modules totaling 3.5MB *curses nVidia*

[Exempt]

Originally posted by shadov
They are not big. You just have lots of them. Are you running your distro's default kernel? They usually come with lots of modules.

Ah, ok... I just upgraded the kernel to 2.6.4, but I did it thru the rpm, so I didnt choose which modules to remove or not add...

[raz0rblade]

1.9mb kernel-2.6.6-rc1-gt
1.4mb modules

Almost all my stuff is compiled in.