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From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Replace A Device Driver In The Media
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On Jul 22, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Miller, Vincent (Rick) wrote:
> Lets say, theoretically, one wishes to replace a device driver in the FreeBSD media so that consequent system installs from that media built with the alternate driver, as opposed to the stock media driver.  How would one approach this task?

One might consult the fine documentation:

  http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/releng/release-build.html
  http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=release&sektion=7

:-)

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck