Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:11:38 -0000 From: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> To: "'dmaddox@conterra.com'" <dmaddox@conterra.com> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Userconfig wont remember my settings in 3.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <DD2AB7991BC6D211988E00A024AC583B0269AB@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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Cheers Donald, Thanks for the help, but why should I have to do this with 3.1-RELEASE, it all happened 'automagically' in previous versions? I did get round the problem with brute force by building a custom kernel with only the devices and settings I want, but it's hardly ideal. Regards, Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald J . Maddox [SMTP:dmaddox@conterra.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 2:37 AM > To: Bond, Jeffery > Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: Userconfig wont remember my settings in 3.1-RELEASE > > You need to add a line like this: > > load -t userconfig_script /boot/kernel.conf > > to your /boot/boot.conf file. Put all your configuration commands > in /boot/kernel.conf. The kernel.conf file will be read at each > boot and you won't have to keep reentering the info over and over. > > On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 09:34:37AM -0000, Bond, Jeffery wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > I've just upgraded to 3.1-RELEASE and I am having some trouble with the > > kernel userconfig program. I disable all the unwanted devices, and tweak > the > > IRQ and IO of my net card, and the kernel then boots fine. Lovely! > > > > The problem is next time I boot (without running userconfig), all the > > devices become enabled again, and the IRQ/IO settings are lost. This > used to > > work on 3.0-RELEASE and earlier (ie. the settings were remembered). What > > gives? Where are the settings stored? > > > > This is the steps that I perform to run userconfig: > > > > The system starts with the BTX loader 1.0 (whatever that is, it's new). > > Then I get a 10 second counter, which I interrupt by pressing a key > > Then I enter 'boot -c' at the prompt (This took a bit of working out). > > Lastly I type 'visual' when I get the userconfig prompt. > > Up comes the familliar fullscreen userconfig program. > > > > Help appreciated, > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff Bond > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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