From owner-cvs-all Thu Oct 17 21:19:40 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 712EB37B401; Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:19:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za [146.64.24.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3099D43E4A; Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:19:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhay@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za) Received: from zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g9I4JWD8042233; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 06:19:32 +0200 (SAT) (envelope-from jhay@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za) Received: (from jhay@localhost) by zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g9I4JVjx042232; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 06:19:31 +0200 (SAT) (envelope-from jhay) From: John Hay Message-Id: <200210180419.g9I4JVjx042232@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 drivers.conf In-Reply-To: <20021017203843.D17494@FreeBSD.org> from Juli Mallett at "Oct 17, 2002 08:38:43 pm" To: jmallett@FreeBSD.org (Juli Mallett) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 06:19:31 +0200 (SAT) Cc: bmah@FreeBSD.org (Bruce A. Mah), sam@FreeBSD.org (Sam Leffler), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > > 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