Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:24:08 +0200 From: hans@lambermont.dyndns.org (H) To: "Derek C." <coffee@blarg.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Please be nice to the newbie.... Message-ID: <20010721232408.B56973@moya.lambermont.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20010721140325.03534e40@mail.blarg.net>; from coffee@blarg.net on Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:07:46PM -0700 References: <20010721111339.B75328-100000@coredump.scriptkiddie.org> <20010721182504.L857-100000@nomad.consult-meyers.com> <20010721111339.B75328-100000@coredump.scriptkiddie.org> <20010721135510Y.jkh@freebsd.org> <5.1.0.14.0.20010721140325.03534e40@mail.blarg.net>
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Derek C. wrote: > So, what I am asking, is there any advice that you would care to > impart to this FreeBSD newbie (aside from RTFM, which I have done... > FreeBSD's docs Just follow (yes, it is part of the FM :) http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html Perhaps nice is to familiarize yourself with booting another kernel than /kernel (during the kernel install the old /kernel will be renamed to /kernel.old) so that in case of a failing new kernel you know how to revert to the old one. Or did you want advice on what to modify/tune to the kernel config itself ? Hans Lambermont -- http://lambermont.webhop.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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