Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 10:56:56 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: mgessner@aristar.com (Matthew A. Gessner) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, conley@eecs.ukans.edu, sln@public.jn.sd.cn, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Config mouse in XF86 Message-ID: <199608280126.KAA09609@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <3222E04D.41C67EA6@aristar.com> from "Matthew A. Gessner" at Aug 27, 96 07:47:25 am
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Matthew A. Gessner stands accused of saying: > > > > Actually, the device is configure disabled so that you _don't_ have to > > build a new kernel; just boot with the -c flag once you're installed on > > the disk and say 'enable psm0' and 'quit' at the config> prompt. > > > > The changes are recorded by the 'dset' program during the boot process, and > > you're up and running. > > > > MAN! I wish I had known about this 3 months ago!!! > > Does this apply to things like ed0 and sio2, too?? If the device is listed under userconfig then it can be enabled. If you're using the commandline version, the word 'disabled' appears somewhere. If you're using the visual mode, tab down to the bottom list and expand the the categories that are marked 'collapsed' to see what's in them. > Now that I'm done complaining about it, it was a useful thing to know > how to rebuild the kernel :) Indeed it is. > Matthew Gessner, Computer Scientist, <mgessner@aristar.com> -- ]] 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 [[
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