Re: Petition against kernel configuration options madness...

Jos Hulzink
2002-11-03T19:34:09Z

On Sunday 03 November 2002 20:07, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 12:52:48PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> > Unfortunately I don't have any concrete suggestions for Vojtech (input
> > subsystem maintainer), just a request that it becomes easier and more
> > obvious how to configure the keyboard and mouse that is found on > 90%
> > of all Linux users computers [IMO]...
>
> Too bad you don't have any suggestions. I completely agree this should
> be simplified, while I wouldn't be happy to lose the possibility of not
> compiling AT keyboard support in.

Something I have been thinking about for a while is a quick-config option
(that sets some defaults that hold for 90% of the systems), or an expert mode
that shows extra options. Though I understand that this is hard to do, and
much hardware differs, I think it can be done for some basics like keyboard,
mouse, USB and stuff.

Yes, this will cause your kernel to be bigger than optimal, for some drivers
will be compiled in that are not used on your system. But if you want you can
optimize things away after clicking <set defaults for standard IBM PC>.

If this idea is not blown away immediately, I'm willing to work this idea out
a little, though I can understand that people call me an idiot...

Jos