Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:52:39 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: click46 <click46@mminternet.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Custom Kernel Questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10011082349330.99530-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <3A05BCBC.4030603@mminternet.com>
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On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, click46 wrote: > After using FreeBSD for about 2 weeks now, I've decided to delve into > compiling my own kernel. I run off an Abit BP6 with (2) Celeron 433's > and 320MB RAM. The BP6 has an onboard UltraATA 66 controller made my > Highpoint [HPT366]. With my GENERIC install, it probes on startup and > atapci1 and atapci2 are "set" [?] to my Highpoint controller. > > Flipping through my "The Complete FreeBSD" I couldn't find a "value" or > whatnot to specifically set for compiling my custom kernel. My questions: > > 1) What exactly does the stuff the probe on startup mean? > 2) atapci1 & 2 are called ____ > 3) Is there a way to capture the output of the probe? Do I even care? Yes, you care. The probe tells you what FreeBSD finds when it boots. It is captured automatically; you can see what it found with the dmesg command. Beyond that, you've got two great sources for compiling a custom kernel: The Complete FreeBSD and the handbook, available on your hard drive (read the message displayed on boot) and on the web site. Annelise > 4) Am I wasting my time here? I'm still not certain whether or not I > need to even care about this. However in The Complete FreeBSD, Greg > mentions that one of the key points to having a custom kernel is so that > it loads faster, not having to probe. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. I'm looking forward to saving up > for an $80 FreeBSD jacket so I can be THE nerd on campus =) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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