Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 21:08:55 -0800 (PST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Jesse Tilly <jtilly@gw.total-web.net> Cc: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>, John Brooks <john@day-light.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Leave In Kernel? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912302105510.12109-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <016201bf5341$06618fe0$0301a8c0@lothlorien.com>
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On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Jesse Tilly wrote: > > > John Brooks wrote: > > > > > I am building a custom kernel for a colocated email, ftp, & web > > > server. Since there will never be anything connected to any of > > > the serial or parallel ports, is there any compelling reason to > > > leave them in the kernel? Will pulling them out have any > > > detrimental repurcussions someplace else? > > > > I don't think so. One of my machines doesn't have any serial ports > > in the kernel, and I'm sure I've run machines without parallel > > ports in the past. > > > > None of my machines run with serial or parallel ports and everything > related has been commented in the kernel configs. No problems, and > plenty of free IRQs for network cards! Leaving out the printer isn't so bad, but i'm very annoyed when a customer comments out a serial port because then it becomes pretty rough if a network appliance of thiers needs a serial hookup. It's also pretty useful for running a getty on and logging in via serial. serial ports are useful. :) -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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