From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 07:36:04 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD28A16A41C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:36:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net) Received: from chylonia.3miasto.net (chylonia.3miasto.net [213.192.74.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1154C43D4C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:36:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net) Received: from chylonia.3miasto.net (wojtek@localhost [IPv6:::1]) by chylonia.3miasto.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j5N7ZqvN018327; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:35:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by chylonia.3miasto.net (8.12.11/8.12.3/Submit) with ESMTP id j5N7ZpQc007334; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:35:51 +0200 (CEST) X-Authentication-Warning: chylonia.3miasto.net: wojtek owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:35:51 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar X-X-Sender: wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net To: Garrett Cooper In-Reply-To: <42BA0AAE.2000502@u.washington.edu> Message-ID: References: <42BA0AAE.2000502@u.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Custom kernel config questions for Linux user X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:36:04 -0000 > I was wondering if anyone could provide me an answer to the following > questions. Please keep in mind that by default I learned Unix on a Linux > system, so... please no flames :(. > 1) Is there any sort of configuration interface (ncurses, X, etc), or am I > 'stuck' with 'manually configuring' a textfile? yes you are - you will end more thinking less clicking. this system is actually MUCH easier than ncurses/X/whateven because you use any text editor. read file "NOTES" and "GENERIC" to make task easier. it is very good when you configure kernel not the first time, because you use your favourite config file as a base for new config, just changing few drivers and options etc. of course - feel free to write curses kernel configurator :)) > 2) Is there a complete list of features which can be enabled for the > kernel, other what was in the GENERIC configuration file? > 3) What is needed for the FreeBSD kernel and what modules need to be > compiled in order to use IDE CD-burning. In linux previous to kernel version burncd works as is. for cdrecord etc.. you need "cam" support - something like linux "SCSI emulation". but system's burncd works as is. unfortunately not for DVD writers yet. > 2.6.8 I know that SCSI was required, but now they are doing proper IDE > emulation. > Thanks, I'll most likely have more questions later.