From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 15 00:08:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA29648 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:08:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA29638 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:08:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA20008; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:08:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:08:30 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: "Sameer R. Manek" cc: faq@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel config out of date In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Sameer R. Manek wrote: > Handbook maintainer > > I noticed that FreeBSD's 2.2.8 LINT file defines ptys > can go as high as 256, yet the documentation on > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook63.html#141 > says that there is a limit of 64. > > pseudo-device pty 16 #Pseudo ttys - can go as high as 256 This is in section 5.3.10. I'll thwack accordingly; done. > And in > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook61.html#139 == 5.3.8 It's better to say what section number rather than the URL since the URLs are autogenerated daily and usually move around. It also helps us find what file to hack. > the device xl0 isn't listed, it's for the following according to > LINT as well > # The `xl' driver provides support for the 3Com 3c900, 3c905 and > # 3c905B (Fast) Etherlink XL cards and integrated controllers. This > # includes the integrated 3c905B-TX chips in certain Dell Optiplex and > # Dell Precision desktop machines and the integrated 3c905-TX chips > # in Dell Latitude laptop docking stations. This section is due for super-upgrades since Bill Paul went buck wild and imported 5 Ethernet drivers (or so) into -current. I committed a note for the xl driver. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message