Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:40:47 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Boot process, kernel.conf, and "di" commands Message-ID: <200001251640.IAA09898@ptavv.es.net>
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I'm trying to figure out a bit of how the boot process works. I've gotten quite a bit of information from the man pages and the handbook, but I still am missing something. First, I'm running 3.4-RELEASE. When I boot I used to get a bunch of lines on the order of: config> di zp0 config> di ze0 config> di lnc0 config> di le0 config> di ie0 config> di fe0 config> di ex0 config> di ed0 config> di cs0 config> di wt0 config> di mcd0 config> di matcdc0 config> q This looks a lot like a list of NIC cards, although not all of the ones supported by FreeBSD. Perhaps those which need pccard support? In any case, I rebuilt my kernel and commented out all of the cards I know I didn't have and I now get: config> di zp0 No such device: zp0 Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. config> di ze0 No such device: ze0 Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. and so on. I found that the file kernel.conf seems to have these commands, but what are they? Do I need them for pccard NICs? My laptop has a Xircom card and I have configured it into my kernel (although I have yet to boot it). Do I need a "di xe0" in my kernel.conf file? Is there a man page for what ever program is generating the 'config> ' prompts? Any clues appreciated. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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