Custom Kernel

[Hugh Ekeberg]

I'm bit of a newbe myself and had the same problems. Finally I decided NOT to 
comment out those options in my copy of the GENERIC file which related to 
hardware options I don't have.

So if you have been commenting out all those hardware options in the kernel 
configuration file for hardware you don't have, then open a fresh copy of 
GENERIC and leave those options as they are.

So basically I left my copy of GENERIC alone, changing the first part only;

The original looks like this:

# $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.420 2004/11/02 20:57:19 andre Exp $

machine  i386
#cpu  I486_CPU
#cpu  I586_CPU
#cpu  I686_CPU
ident   GENERIC

My copy looks like this:

# $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.420 2004/11/02 20:57:19 andre Exp $

machine  i386
#cpu  I486_CPU
#cpu  I586_CPU
cpu  I686_CPU
ident  MY_COPY_CALL _IT_WHAT_EVER



I added some extra options related to sound and graphics and later I add some 
more once I feel more comfortable with FreeBSD.











On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:59, Rem Roberti wrote:
>    Hi Everyone,
>    As a rank newbie I have been trying to install a custom kernel, and
>    have attempted to follow the directions in the handbook.  But I just
>    can't get the thing to "make".  The handbook also says that it is okay
>    to send the configuration file to this list for analysis.
>    Nevertheless I thought that it would be a good idea to ask first.   I
>    would appreciate it if someone would let me know how I should handle
>    this.
>    Thanks in advance.
>    Rem
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