From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 18 21:38:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 649671065670 for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:38:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lordofhyphens@gmail.com) Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com (ey-out-2122.google.com [74.125.78.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E69448FC15 for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:38:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so840897eyd.9 for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:38:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=JwoqxXVvaae02YtrpMXKijsBGfz14Gx6CzJA4S9Psf8=; b=N36HW/nuBWBDuWCnpfpOsUQpoFhAPBdjGLhtupUZ/j9dCaShfmZdCLmsh3F7ppT2qF 35B5Mx/f7RmuMzzNUvDRUJz0skr3quhhaMYNtZTN/ODWDD+78nsTTTBzs1P9UzTNAcem kNbyzKz1IgtFZKOzz7i1nobIccMAyzF/e/arY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=sW047yZ36oTEAoW9tAYZA0/lFaO5TvHX22wZkPtLrMTLU5nv553LyeSGH2GMQWFKQH Asm8eMKk1jDp6gYhVzKIpLw7xXvBNmFDG4QtEn5t/y31xEDk+GTiBi19t+5zN66Wy+Cr fSODzW4q1NDNbqTK2VVaPBK2ObUpBwtle20p4= Received: by 10.216.88.85 with SMTP id z63mr1373287wee.129.1255901911863; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:38:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?131.230.191.154? (ee173.engr.siu.edu [131.230.191.154]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i34sm11654798gve.23.2009.10.18.14.38.29 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:38:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4ADB8AD3.5050009@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:38:27 -0500 From: LoH User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John Almberg References: <4ADB2F6F.8090107@identry.com> <9cbf3f070910180834g775f7116o688ffbdc1861642d@mail.gmail.com> <4ADB51AA.80104@identry.com> <4ADB75D8.5060404@identry.com> <4ADB8631.7000800@identry.com> In-Reply-To: <4ADB8631.7000800@identry.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: upgrading remote server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:38:33 -0000 John Almberg wrote: >> My build-world is finally done, so going to see if it works, now... > > H'mmm... I have a question about the kernel configuration file... > > I am currently using a customer kernel. Unfortunately, this machine > was installed by someone before my time, so I don't know the details. > > Can I make a 7.2 kernel using this 6.3 custom kernel configuration > file? Or should I start with the 7.2 generic, and somehow customize it > correctly? > > I've been looking at the custom configuration file... so far, I can > see that it: > > 1. adds PF to the kernel > 2. deletes unneeded drivers, like unused RAID cards and unused serial > interfaces. > > Or should I just try the GENERIC kernel, and maybe just add PF to it? The 7.2 GENERIC kernel includes PF, but not ALTQ.