From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 9 13:21:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55FA816A4B3 for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:21:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scanmail2.cableone.net (scanmail2.cableone.net [24.116.0.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8993643FCB for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:21:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lute@cableone.net) Received: from scanmail2.cableone.net ([10.116.0.122]) by scanmail2.cableone.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:17:20 -0700 Received: from scanmail2.cableone.net [24.116.0.122] by scanmail2.cableone.net (SMTPD32-7.04) id A25016E900E0; Thu, 09 Oct 2003 13:17:20 -0700 Received: from agnes (24-116-60-169.cpe.cableone.net [24.116.60.169]) by mail.cableone.net with SMTP (MailShield v2.04 - WIN32 Jul 17 2001 17:12:42); Thu, 09 Oct 2003 13:17:20 -0600 Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:21:26 -0500 From: Lute Mullenix To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20031009152126.0b18fe34.lute@cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <008c01c38e75$3297e8c0$5201a8c0@intranet.absol.co.za> References: <008c01c38e75$3297e8c0$5201a8c0@intranet.absol.co.za> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.3claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SMTP-HELO: agnes X-SMTP-MAIL-FROM: lute@cableone.net X-SMTP-PEER-INFO: 24-116-60-169.cpe.cableone.net [24.116.60.169] Subject: Re: Arnet Sync 570 card under FreeBSD 5.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 20:21:28 -0000 On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 16:54:09 +0200 "Chris Visser" insisted: > Hi, > > I'm trying to configure the card under FreeBSD 5.1 and assume I'll have > to recompile my kernel for support, but none of the explanations I find > on the net seem to work. > > I've tried going into /sys/compile to edit kernel and recompile but I am > unable to go in there even as root. > {snip} Are you sure you have the kernel source installed on your system? I ask this because this is what the case was the first time I tried to compile a kernel under FBSD. Because if it's not there no matter who you are you can't get into it. If you don't have it you can get it with the /stand/sysinstall utility via online or off the CD if it's included on it. If you are on a dial-up connection it's going to take a while, if it came on the CD it will go pretty fast. Building a kernel under FreeBSD is pretty easy really, as mentioned the only real problem I have had is when I didn't have the source on my machine. Annelise Anderson's book FreeBSD An Open-Source Operating System For Your Personal Computer, is a very good resource for someone just getting started in FreeBSD. However with your Linux experience you should be able to make sense of the Handbook. I like using the online version @ freebsd.org, because I figure it's got the latest updates in it. I have built two kernels under 5.1 now. The first was a trimmed down version for my IBM box (which died unexpectedly) and the second for the Soyo that was purchased to replace it, because it has on-board ethernet that I didn't have supported with the first kernel. Good luck -- Lute ************************ * Power Provided * * by * * FreeBSD 5.1 RELEASE * ************************