kernel configuration file
Carmel
carmel_ny at hotmail.com
Sun May 6 13:34:22 UTC 2012
On Sun, 6 May 2012 08:08:31 -0500 (CDT)
Robert Bonomi articulated:
>Carmel <carmel_ny at hotmail.com> wrote;
>>
>> In the "Generic kernel configuration file for FreeBSD/amd64", if I do
>> not have a floppy drive, is it safe to comment out this entry?
>>
>> # Floppy drives
>> device fdc
>
>Definitely, "yes".
>>
>> Are there any other entries that I could eliminate if I do not have a
>> floppy drive?
>
> device atapifd
>
>obviouly. :)
Thanks, I had not noticed that one.
>> Also, according the the "webcamd" documentation, I need to have this
>> in the loader.conf file.
>>
>> webcamd requires the cuse4bsd(3) kernel module. To load the driver
>> as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
>>
>> cuse4bsd_load="YES"
>>
>> Is there a way that I can simply compile it into the kernel? Would a:
>>
>> device cuse4bsd # Required by webcamd
>>
>> entry in the kernel file work? I cannot find any documentation on
>> that.
>
>The simplest approach for this is 'try it and find out'.
>
>If you use the "traditional" kernel-huild 'Configure/make depend/make'
>sequence, to rebuild the kernel -only-, its a matter of one minute or
>so on a _slow_ (486-class) machine.
>
>you'll either get a Configure error, a linker error, or it 'just
>works'.
OK, now you lost me. I use the following basic sequence:
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=CARMEL
make installkernel KERNCONF=CARMEL
make installworld
I am sorry, but I am not fully comprehending what commands you want me
to enter.
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