Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 06:19:31 +0200 (SAT) From: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> To: jmallett@FreeBSD.org (Juli Mallett) Cc: bmah@FreeBSD.org (Bruce A. Mah), sam@FreeBSD.org (Sam Leffler), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 drivers.conf Message-ID: <200210180419.g9I4JVjx042232@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <20021017203843.D17494@FreeBSD.org> from Juli Mallett at "Oct 17, 2002 08:38:43 pm"
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> > > > Modified files: > > > > release/i386 drivers.conf > > > > Log: > > > > Mark more drivers as going on the (nonexistent) drivers.flp floppy > > > > to reduce the size of the bootstrap kernels. This is needed to make > > > > stuff fit in primary floppy images. Specific drivers moved: RAID > > > > support, tx Ethernet, and wi (wireless). Probably want to revisit > > > > at least the last two drivers before release. > > > > > > Definitely wi(4) should go back. Damn kernel bloat :( > > > > This change only affects the stripped-down kernel on boot.flp, which is > > only used by users who need to boot a floppy disk to install. > > I've done more than one FreeBSD install in the past month on a machine > with a CardBus wi(4) and on which the CDROM drive is either toasted, or > too power-consuming to use :) > > But I suppose it is fair to assume that folk with wi(4) will be able to > boot from at the least the install-only CDs. It should still work with the floppies too, when you go into sysinstall, somewhere there is an option to load more drivers, you choose that and it will ask you to insert the drivers floppy. You select your driver and off you go. John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@icomtek.csir.co.za / jhay@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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