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From: "Frank Pawlak" <fpawlak@execpc.com>
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Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 17:20:01 -0500
In-Reply-To: "Jeff Rogers" <jlr@soltec.net>
        "How do I edit kernel please?" (Aug  1, 12:33pm)
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On Aug 1, 12:33pm, Jeff Rogers wrote:
> Subject: How do I edit kernel please?
> I am a totally new user to FreeBSD & UNIX.  I want to edit my kernel
> to support my Sound Blaster 16 PNP.  I have installed version 2.2.6
> and am using the bash shell.
>
> I have read various emails with satisfactory answers to the question.
>
> /MY/ question is:  How do I "edit" this file?  I've purchased Mr. Lehey's
> book, "The Complete FreeBSD" & read the section on rebuilding the
> kernel, beginning on page 241.  I cannot for the life of me see a
> reference to a command I might see in DOS like, say, "edit
> config.sys."
>
> I'm guessing I'm just unbelievabaly dense or something. :-)  Do I use
> emacs or vi for this?
>
> The OS is up & running okay.  I just need to add sound support and
> configure the PPP, etc., to log into my ISP account.
>
>
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>-- End of excerpt from Jeff Rogers

Vi can be used for text editing.  Also if you have the Pine MUA installed you
have available a nice editor called pico.  It is an easy to use editor.

Frank


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