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J. Auerbach wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I installed FreeBSD 2.1.0 and unfortunately the kernel source wasn't
> installed onto my system( I installed from a DOS partition b/c the
> system wouldn't recognize my ide cd-rom).  Where can I find the kernel
> source so I could happily recompile the kernel?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff Auerbach

In the dists/src directory on the cd as ssys.??

Example: CD is mounted on /cdrom
cd to /usr/src (Or whatever)
run 'cat /cdrom/dists/src/ssys.?? | tar xzf -'

This will add a 'sys' directory to your current directory with
the kernel source tree.

Have fun.

-Enjoy
Gary
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