Recommended Linux Kernel (2.6.23) Configuration Changes

• Processor type and features
• Processor Family
• Pentium 4
• -y Generic x86 support
• -y Symmetric multi-processing support
• Networking
• Networking options
• -y IP: Advanced Router
• -y IP: verbose route monitoring
• Device Drivers
• Block Device
• -m Loopback device support
• -y RAM disk support
• -y Initial RAM disk (initrd) support
• SCSI device support
• SCSI low-level drivers
• -m Adaptec AIC7xxx support
• enable all related AIC7xxx modules if you have problems
• -y Fusion MPT device support
• Network device support
• Ethernet 10 or 100 MBit
• -y 3com cards
• -m 3c590/3c900 series
• Other ISA cards
• -m EtherExpressPro/100 support (eepro100)
• -m Intel® PRO/100+ support
• EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers
• -m RealTek RTL-8129/8130/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Support
• Ethernet 1000 Mbit
• -m Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support
• -m PPP (point-to-point protocol) support
• Sound
• -n Sound card support
• USB Support
• -n Support for USB
• File Systems
• -y Ext3 journaling file system support

It is safe to use the default for the other options.