From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 9 23:24:29 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA01659 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 23:24:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA01651 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 1996 23:24:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id QAA21891; Wed, 10 Apr 1996 16:22:06 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604100652.QAA21891@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: kernel config options To: s_koyin@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (HMG coA reductase) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 16:22:06 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "HMG coA reductase" at Apr 10, 96 12:03:58 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk HMG coA reductase stands accused of saying: > > i'm interested in some extraneous kernel config options. i've read > through all of LINT (which is claimed to be "exhaustive" in its listings > of kernel options) but haven't quite found: > > 1. options "FAT_CURSOR" Syscons option. Strangely enough, it gives you a Fat Cursor. > 2. options "SCSI_DELAY" (What is Joe SCSI??!?!?!?!?) Obviously, a delay for SCSI devices. The value is obviously pessismistic (that's what the comment says). Do you have any SCSI devices? (And if you don't understand what J. Random SCSI Device is, then you're a disgrace as a hacker 8) > Please explain. This is FBSD-2.1.0R. Here's a hint : You have the source code. Go read it. > nGeOw -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[