Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 19:23:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39323 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201208051923.q75JNEOr017479@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler (src,ports committer) Date: Sun Aug 5 19:23:14 2012 New Revision: 39323 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39323 Log: Add a note about the use freebsd-update and custom kernels Requested by: rwatson Approved by: wblock Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Sun Aug 5 13:41:44 2012 (r39322) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Sun Aug 5 19:23:14 2012 (r39323) @@ -1835,7 +1835,10 @@ <answer> <para>Usually not. The supplied <literal>GENERIC</literal> kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will - need. For computers with very limited RAM, such as + need. &man.freebsd-update.8;, the &os; binary upgrade + tool, cannot upgrade custom kernels, another reason + to stick with the GENERIC kernel when possible. + For computers with very limited RAM, such as embedded systems, it may be worthwhile to build a smaller custom kernel containing just the required drivers.</para>
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