From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 1 23:31:18 2002 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 46E9F37B400 for ; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 23:31:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46BF043E09 for ; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 23:31:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g626VAtD052482; Tue, 2 Jul 2002 07:31:10 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g626V5hl052481; Tue, 2 Jul 2002 07:31:05 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 07:31:05 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: Mindaugas Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: about kernel and /boot/defaults/loader.conf Message-ID: <20020702063105.GA52324@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> References: <1112664861.20020701211842@delfi.lt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1112664861.20020701211842@delfi.lt> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:18:42PM +0200, Mindaugas wrote: > Shud I recompile kernel (in FreeBSD 4.6) with these options like in > bsd 4.5 or it is enougnt to make "YES" to all them in > /boot/defaults/loader.conf Either should work. > What is the diference? (kernel or /boot/defaults/loader.conf) Recompiling the kernel will generate a single kernel image with all the required functionality built in. Using loader.conf means that your kernel image has to load some separate kernel objects from the /modules directory in order to enable the required functionality. > What is better? (recompile kernel or make "YES" in > /boot/defaults/loader.conf") "Better" is a subjective question. What might be "better" for me is not necessarily "better" for you. Adopt the scientific method. Try both ways and see which one suits you better. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Tel: +44 1628 476614 Marlow Fax: +44 0870 0522645 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message