Why not to run GENERIC kernels (was Re: 1/2" Tape Drive: Driver Needed)

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1 total messages Started by Guy Harris Thu, 27 Jun 1991 20:22

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Author: Guy Harris
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 20:22

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>So what's wrong with simply running the GENERIC kernel on your Sun-4/300?

The fact that it probably wastes a fair bit of memory for all the device
drivers for devices you don't have on your machine?  If you have tons of
memory, it may not be a problem, but....

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