Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:50:02 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel config files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003232149110.89245-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.20000323111910.033cb1f0@mail.vt.edu>
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, nm wrote: > This may have been suggested already. > > How about having a customized kernel configuration > file for each different alpha system. For example, > have one for the AS200 that would support the on > board sound hardware. This would take some of > the guess work out of a custom kernel. > > Comments? For 4.1, I expect to be able to read the firmware device descriptions in a similar way to the x86 port's PNPBIOS support. This should automagically detect such things as sound cards etc. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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