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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 10:59:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: "Riley J. McIntire" <chaos@tgci.com>
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Subject: Re: GENERIC98 kernel file
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On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Riley J. McIntire wrote:

> I'm building a kernel for the first time on 2.2.5-R and ran across 
> the GENERIC98 kernel config file.  A quick search of the Freebsd 
> website and mail archives didn't turn up anything on this.
> 
> Should I use this file or GENERIC as a template?  The 98 file states 
> it's for "Generic machine with WD/AHx/NCR/BTx family *disks*".  It 
> looks like it means *controllers*?

All GENERICs say that, they mean controller.  GENERIC98 is probably for
PC-98 architecture PCs which are common in Japan.  (You'll know them if
drive A is your hard drive.)

> A pointer to docs or suggestion about which file to use would be 
> appreciated.  Pentium class.   I'm running Seagate ST34572Ws on a 
> 2940UW.  I'm basically just setting up/configuring it as a mail 
> server right now prior to putting it in production.   I'd like to use 
> ccd for mirroring.  After it goes live using a different 
> processor/board combo I'll build another kernel for it.

Work from GENERIC.

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