From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 4 15:09:18 2005 Return-Path: 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 BD48D16A4CE for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:09:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76DBD43D5A for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:09:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (63-225-97-116.dnvr.qwest.net[63.225.97.116]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with ESMTP id <20050404150915015000krvre>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:09:15 +0000 From: Aaron Siegel To: racerx@makeworld.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:10:19 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <20050403094953.5269.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> <200504030919.05069.bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net> <42500AF0.7060901@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <42500AF0.7060901@makeworld.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200504040910.20461.bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net> Subject: Re: Sound problem ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: aj@siegel-tech.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:09:18 -0000 Chris The /boot/defaults/loader.conf contains the defaults configurations and the /boot/loader.conf contains your custom configurations. It is the same a rc.conf and make.conf. You should never change any of the files in the default directory, this is why they are not writeable. When you perform an upgrade, the default files are replaced with the new file from the upgrade. So after an upgrade you will loose all the changes you made in the files contained in the defaults directories, and will have to reconfigure all those settings. The /etc/rc.conf, /etc/make.conf, and /boot/loader.conf are not edited in the upgrade process so you will maintain all your configurations. You must create the /boot/loader file and add the appropriate lines to that file. In summary, do not make changes to the files in the defaults directory, /boot/defaults and /etc/defaults. Aaron Siegel On Sunday 03 April 2005 09:25, Chris wrote: > > While most of what you say is correct, and I have opted to use > loader.conf for sound, this file is actually in /boot/defaults/loader.conf > > By default, /boot/loader.conf is either non-existant, or has very little > in it. > > Telling the OP to look in /boot/loader.conf for the lines above will > confuse him/her. > > In general, /boot/defaults/loader.conf is a great place to start. Much > like /etc/defaults - these are set as the system defaults. putting the > lines you want in /boot/loader.conf over rides the system defaults. > > Also worth noting (as with /etc/defaults) the user ought to get into the > habit of editing the proper files instead of the system default files.