Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:05:05 -0500 From: "Arnaud van Koppen" <arnaud@vkoppen.com> To: <csmith@icdc.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: "freebsd.org" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Suggestions for handbook Was: Errors when making Kernel Message-ID: <CBEOJMAHHPMJPGENCGJGKEJACCAA.arnaud@vkoppen.com> In-Reply-To: <00db01c1ce4d$72ce2240$2c14fea9@ultra2000>
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I my case the problem was in de GENERIC kernel config file that comes with the distribution. The line "device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da" is listed under USB devices, so when you go through the list without reading every line properly, thinking 'I want to use my USB', you leave everything uncommented, missing the dependency. I'm using 'The complete FreeBSD', 3rd edition, wihich is not mentioning the USB-options at all, and the online handbook, which just mentions the list, without pointing out the dependency, so it can easily be missed. But I have to admit that proper reading would avoid the problem. Hope this will help you. Arnold *-----Original Message----- *From: Chauncey Smith [mailto:csmith@icdc.com] *Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:41 AM *To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; arnold@vkoppen.com; Matthew Emmerton *Cc: freebsd.org *Subject: Suggestions for handbook Was: Errors when making Kernel * * *I've found this to be a very common newbie error. I believe we should *document this in the hand book somewhere so that it is available to *everyone. How would one go about suggesting something like that to the *documention project? *----- Original Message ----- *From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> *To: <arnold@vkoppen.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> *Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:45 PM *Subject: Re: Errors when making Kernel * * *> > When I try to make my kernel using the enclosed config file, I get *errors *> > like *> > *> */usr/src/sys/compile/MYKERNEL/../../dev/usb/umass.c(.text+0x14be):undefined *> > reference to 'xpt_create_path' *> *> >From your kernel config: *> *> # SCSI peripherals *> #device scbus # SCSI bus (required) *> #device da # Direct Access (disks) *> ... *> device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da *> *> Uncomment 'device scbus' and 'device da' and you should be fine. *> *> -- *> Matt *> *> *> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org *> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message *> * * * To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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