From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 26 14:35:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C6FF37B400 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:35:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from labs.unixhideout.com (dsl-65-187-193-189.telocity.com [65.187.193.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3583943E3B for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:35:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sagacious@unixhideout.com) Received: from MIKESBOX ([192.168.1.10]) by labs.unixhideout.com (8.12.5/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g6QLZd7g014240 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:35:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from sagacious@unixhideout.com) From: "sagacious" To: Subject: RE: Customizing the Kernel Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:35:40 -0400 Message-ID: <000b01c234ec$63f98ba0$0a01a8c0@MIKESBOX> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C234CA.DCE7EBA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: <002301c234ea$cddadee0$6901a8c0@SURVIVAL> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C234CA.DCE7EBA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just searched google for words like hyped up kernel conf freebsd, or souped up, tweaked. Things like that. Then I got one I was comfortable with. At the very first I made a custom one with the help of the handbook. I disabled everything I do not use in my bios altogether such as a floppy, and USB, Then I looked thru LINT in /usr/src/sys/arch/conf/ and I made a kernel just for my system. The handbook is a good help for that as well as many sites a search engine like google will bring you too. Once you have a kernel fit for your machine, (only you can do that and the research that comes with) you can look at someones existing conf file that is tweaked, heres mine, http://www.unixhideout.com/ghost and add different things. I would not just add something if you don't know what it is. You will still have to research. Back up the file as you go and after a while youll have a great conf. Youll get better at it. Just don't expect to copy mine or anyone elses because it wont work. sagacious (Mike) Network administrator The unixhideout network http://www.unixhideout.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of MET Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 5:24 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Customizing the Kernel Is there a really good tutorial on customizing the kernel to perfectly fit the machine. I've read the online Hand Book and had more successful builds than failures, but either way I still feel like I'm guessing a bit in the dark. Suggestions... - Matthew /************************************************************** Matthew Metnetsky met@uberstats.com **************************************************************/ ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C234CA.DCE7EBA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I = just searched google for words like hyped up = kernel conf freebsd, or souped up, = tweaked. Things like that. Then I got one I was comfortable with. At the very = first I made a custom one with the help of the handbook. I disabled everything I do = not use in my bios altogether such as a floppy, and USB, Then I looked thru LINT = in /usr/src/sys/arch/conf/ and I made a kernel just = for my system. The handbook is a good help for that as well as many sites a = search engine like google will bring you too. Once = you have a kernel fit for your machine, (only you can do that and the research = that comes with) you can look at someones = existing conf file that is tweaked, heres mine, http://www.unixhideout.com/ghos= t and add different things. I would not just add something if you don’t = know what it is. You will still have to research. Back up the file as you go = and after a while youll have a great conf. Youll get better at it. Just don’t expect to = copy mine or anyone elses because it wont work.

 

sagacious = (Mike)

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Is there a really good tutorial on customizing the kernel to perfectly fit = the machine.  I've read the online Hand Book and had more successful = builds than failures, but either way I still feel like I'm guessing a bit in = the dark.

 

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- = Matthew

 

 

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