[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] compiling kernel Re: Fwd: [maemo-users] howtouse the 770 as wlan-card replacement?

[From: Dave Neuer]

On 1/13/06, Frantisek Dufka <dufkaf at seznam.cz> wrote:
>
> Modules _can_ be compiled and _do_ work and IMHO using modules is better
> way for adding functionality then introducing bloat into kernel and
> possibly bricking device ("flashing an oversized kernel image renders
> the device useless").

This is exactly why I asked for more info on the FIASCO images and the
flasher tool in this thread:

http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2006-January/002334.html

It's simple info like that (max sizes of the various componenets, what
components are/aren't required, etc) would be really helpful for
developers interested in flashing their own image. WRT the component
sizing, I suspect they're instaled to their own partitions on the
internal flash so it's probably just a matter of doing a "df -m", but
it sure would be nice if all of the info were available in one place.

Dave