Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 17:20:01 -0500 From: "Frank Pawlak" <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: "Jeff Rogers" <jlr@soltec.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I edit kernel please? Message-ID: <980801172001.ZM1005@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: "Jeff Rogers" <jlr@soltec.net> "How do I edit kernel please?" (Aug 1, 12:33pm) References: <199808011736.MAA24618@photon.soltec.net>
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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. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >-- 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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