Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:44:25 -0400 From: Raymond Law <rlaw@vt.edu> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /boot/kernel.conf Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000913104314.00bb1840@mail.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009130547140.5410-100000@ns1.tetronsoftware.com> References: <4.3.0.20000912222015.00ce6750@mail.vt.edu>
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Chapter 7 in the handbook doesn't mention about /boot/kernel.conf. So I wonder if I have to configure pnp in /boot/kernel.conf also to make it work? At 05:54 AM 9/13/00 -0500, Gene Harris wrote: >You need to make a custom kernel that supports your sound card. If you have >not configured and installed a new kernel, you need to take a look at >http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html. You may also find a lot of >help by searching the mailing list archives on www.freebsd.org for your >specific sound card model. > >You may also look at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC (kernel >configuratuion) and /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT for specific support for your >sound card. > >Gene Harris > >On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Raymond Law wrote: > > > What should I do to specified the parameters for my sound card. Do put > > that in /boot/kernel.conf? > > > > At 08:51 PM 9/12/00 -0500, Gene Harris wrote: > > >On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Raymond Law wrote: > > > > > > > What does /boot/kernel.conf do? Can you give me some examples of > using > > > > it? I am having trouble configuring my sound card and I saw > somewhere > > > that > > > > I need to enable pnp in this file. config keeps giving me the > warning: > > > > device pnp is unknown. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > >kernel.conf allows you to set some user configurable parameters at boot > > >time. You specify whether kernel.conf is loaded in > /etc/defaults/loader.conf. > > > > > >However, I doubt this is your problem. You may want to check your kernel > > >config file for a typo. You need to make sure that you have enabled > > >controller pnp0 in your config file. Based on your config error, it > sounds > > >like you have specified a line such as "device pnp", which is not a > > >recognized device (at least in 3.5.x) You will also need to make > sure you > > >have specified the correct parameters for your sound card and then > recompile. > > > > > >Gene > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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