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Date:      Sat, 14 Oct 2000 11:29:11 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        moncrg@ma.ultranet.com, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: /sys/i386/conf/MODULAR = /sys/i386/conf/GENERIC - /modules?
Message-ID:  <20001014112911.X25121@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <39E8B0E9.A8B29DE9@ma.ultranet.com>; from moncrg@ma.ultranet.com on Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 02:15:53PM -0500
References:  <39E8B0E9.A8B29DE9@ma.ultranet.com>

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On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 02:15:53PM -0500, Gregory D. Moncreaff wrote:
> given the kld/modules system
> I was wondering why a Modular version of GENERIC
> has not come into existance that would basically
> consist of GENERIC minus anything available 
> in /sys/modules [see /boot/defaults/loader.conf]?
> 
> presumanly GENERIC should then become STATIC
> since everything is statically linked in?
> 
> any thoughts?

It would mean maintaining an extra kernel configuration. You would
still need a kernel with "the works" directly compiled in for the
install process. Or the install process would need to be completely
redone to load modules.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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