Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 12:42:22 -0500 (EST) From: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com> To: "freebsd.questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Kernel config; MFS, tun or ijppp Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951202122513.27978A-100000@panix.com>
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I'm in the final stages of recompiling the 2.1.0 distribution kernel. I've noticed that there are two similar files; BOOTMFS & GENERIC. They seem identical except for two lines added to the BOOTMFS file; options "MFS_ROOT=1000" options MFS I've read that MFS is used to manage large swap partitions. I have a 64meg swap partition, 8meg of ram. I plan to run Xwindows soon, as well as any of the web browsers I can install. Is MFS something I should consider? Also, in the config file, there are references to 'tun' & 'ijppp'. Two of the lines were hashed out in the distribution package. Can I leave it as it is, recompile & expect my ppp connection to work? Is ijppp a newer & better version of tun? I have a static ip address from my dial-up service provider and hope to run mosaic, netscape, chimera (atleast one - whatever is easy to install). pseudo-device loop pseudo-device ether pseudo-device log pseudo-device sl 1 # ijppp uses tun instead of ppp device #pseudo-device ppp 1 pseudo-device tun 1 pseudo-device gzip # Exec gzipped a.out's options "MFS_ROOT=1000" options MFS Thanks, Barry Masterson jbarrm@panix.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - FreeBSD 2.1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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