Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:35:34 -0800 From: "Steve Kargl" <kargls@home.com> To: <dinesh@punjabi.org>, <doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Kernel info, FAQ, has gotten very confusing now ... Message-ID: <001301c16817$309cbf40$106f0041@bllvu1.wa.home.com> References: <001101c167e8$6030f7a0$0200000a@asha>
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I'm not sure why you sent this to me. But, there is a chapter that discusses the kernel in th handbook. Read it. I think you should also read the NOTES file. locate is your friend. steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dinesh Punjabi" <dinesh@punjabi.org> To: <doc@FreeBSD.org>; <jkh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: <kargls@home.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Kernel info, FAQ, has gotten very confusing now ... > Greetings: > > I am an extremely grateful user of FreeBSD, but I am also extremely confused > about the whole FreeBSD kernel configuration topic. My suggestions follow > after the email. > > There is an old and new way of configuring and setting up kernels, > plus information relating to kernels appears to be scattered, some > in the FreeBSD handbooks, some in /usr/src/UPDATING. > > Also, there is a possibility that the chapters and examples on > sample kernels are out-of-date in the handbook. The config program > does not like any pseudo-device options, nor does it like anything > after "device xyz" in the config file. I am updating from 4.3 --> 4.4. > > Would be nice if someone consolidates all this scattered information > to make various pieces fit together. I have been using FreeBSD for > the past 4+ years and I am thoroughly confused. > > Nevertheless, thanks sincerely for all your efforts! > > Dinesh > > Suggestions: > > Handbook should reorganize the kernel in the following fashion: > > 1. What is a kernel ? > Boot process, (old, new). What does the system look for > 2. What is the directory structure ? (old, new) > 3. What are the various components within the kernel > 4. Sample kernel > 5. How to setup a custom kernel (old, new) > 6. Gotchas to avoid (like mixing old, new files, etc.) > (Also mention old versions, new versions, etc) > 7. ..... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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