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Date:      Sun, 26 Oct 1997 22:44:32 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to upgrade 2.2.5-R from 2.2.2-R?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971026224349.12269D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971024215117.6362B-100000@mybsd.net>

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On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Kwoody wrote:

> Thanks, I intalled the sys dir via:
> 
> ./install.sh sys 
> 
> from the cd. What is the difference between lint and generic? Does it 
> have any bearing when making a new kernal?

GENERIC is the standard kernel shipped with the system.  LINT lists all
possible options (well, most).  

> Also in the renamed Generic file, bascially I just comment out the parts 
> in it that I dont have on my system, correct? Ive been following the handbook 
> on this but just want to make sure.

Yes, this is the best way to go.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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