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>>Two things strike me as odd here; first, if some options are indeed 
>>mandatory to have a working kernel, why are they called options? 
>>and why is this not documented in the configuration file? (or 
>>anywhere else)
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>Because the definition of "mandatory" varies with configuration.
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>On a pre-quadra, you can boot a kernel which has no NCR SCSI 
>built-in, and you can boot a kernel that has no SBC SCSI 
>built-in...but you cannot boot a kernel with neither. But a Quadra 
>can boot a kernel with neither NCR nor SBC SCSI built-in, because 
>Quadras use the esp driver instead.

ok, I got that

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>Ordinarily, when you're deciding on a kernel config file, open a 
>copy of the GENERIC or GENERIC-SBC file, and also, in another 
>window, have your dmesg open. There, you can see what systems you 
>are currently using, and use that as a baseline for turning off 
>options. Also, you shouldn't go around turning off options unless 
>you actually know what they do.

That is about what I did, athough I could have made a mistake of course=8A
And as far as the hardware is concerned (=3Ddmesg info), i'm pretty 
much aware of what they do and of which options I definitely do not 
need.
But does that mean that as long as the hardware-related options are 
correct, the machine should boot? (because in that case, I must've 
made a mistake)
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