Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:42:17 -0400 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: "Steven Adams" <steve@drifthost.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel Recompile, Does not exclude modules Message-ID: <20040712114217.7d0efea8@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20040712101733.3EAB2FE9A@drifthost.com> References: <20040712002649.0d4ab884@localhost> <20040712101733.3EAB2FE9A@drifthost.com>
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:20:40 +1000 "Steven Adams" <steve@drifthost.com> wrote: > Hey.. > > Hehe yes I rebooted the server.. > > It was weird because now its not there anymore.. > > I had to add it to /etc/rc.conf glad that we found the problem. you see, this is the file that 'freebsd' reads. > But in /etc/default/rc.conf its default is NO.. everything under /etc/default/ is a file that 'you' read. in general, you don't want to make changes to these files (especially deleting them), because they provide a documented list of the options available to you. without them, you lose some visibility to your options. these files can be reinstalled through the installworld/mergemaster process, so it isn't the end of the world if you mess them up a little. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of epilogue > Sent: Monday, 12 July 2004 2:27 PM > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel Recompile, Does not exclude modules > > On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:00:00 +1000 > "Steven Adams" <steve@drifthost.com> wrote: > > > I already made a custom kernel and disabled usb in /etc/rc.conf > > > > I guess they aren't causing me any harm ill just leave them alone for > > now..:) > > > > Thanks tho > > hello steven, > > this will probably sound silly, and if you think so too, i'll take your > silence as 'yes, silly bunny.' > > 1) have you rebooted since the changes to rc.conf? > > 2) does your rc.conf entry include the " " marks? > usbd_enable="NO" > > 3) does a 'usbd_enable' line appear 'more than once' in your rc.conf? > several rc.conf entries are generated by the installation. perhaps > you've got two. you may have created your "NO" entry at the top of the > file and have a "YES" entry a few lines down. > > anyhoo. hope that this gives you something to double check. > > > cheers, > epi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Matthew > > Seaman Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 11:50 PM > > To: Steven Adams > > Cc: 'Arjan Van Leeuwen'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel Recompile, Does not exclude modules > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 10:09:54PM +1000, Steven Adams wrote: > > > > > Ive already disabled usbd_enable=no in /etc/rc.conf > > > > > > But still I get theses > > > > > > root 399 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL Sat04PM 0:00.03 (usb0) > > > root 400 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL Sat04PM 0:00.00 > > > (usbtask) > > > > > > And yes I ran make install, I know it worked because I also compiled > > > in quota support which is now working and wasn't previously. > > > > > > I am a 5year slackware linux user just moved over to FreeBSD so im > > > used to the linux kernel, that's why its confused me a little. > > > FreeBSD is looking great tho.. :) > > > > > > But yeh wondering how I get rid of them 2 processes. > > > > Those are not ordinary processes. Rather they are kernel threads (or > > some such description) -- along the same lines as the vmdaemon, > > swapper or syncer threads. > > > > In order to get rid of them, you'ld have to compile a custom kernel > > with all of the usb support ripped out *and* you'ld have to take steps > > to prevent the kernel autoloading a usb.ko kernel module on boot up. > > > > If you have inadvertently loaded a usb kld module -- use kldstat(8) to > > see if that is the case -- then you should be able to unload it with > > kldunload(8), so long as it's not actually busy doing stuff. > > > > On the whole though, I wouldn't bother too much about those usb kernel > > thread things. They're generally harmless and they don't have any > > impact on the rest of the system if there are no USB peripherals in > > use. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Matthew > > > > -- > > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > > Savill Way > > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH > > UK > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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