General setup: In this section, Networking and PCI support options should generally always be enabled, as should "Kernel support for ELF binaries" (build it into the kernel, not as a module). The a.out and MISC binary options are recommended, but generally make more sense as kernel modules. Also be sure to enable "System V IPC" and "Sysctl support." See the built-in help for more information on these options.

Parallel port support option: The Parallel port support section should be of interest to anyone with parallel port devices, including printers. Note that in order to have full printer support, you must also enable "Parallel printer support" under the "Character devices" section in addition to the appropriate parallel port support here.