Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:04:28 +1030 From: Alex <lex@internode.on.net> To: Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, buga@lemis.com Subject: /boot/device.hints Message-ID: <001601c16f31$e8fdeac0$c2926596@slick> References: <XFMail.20011116101325.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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Ok, I have added this to device.hints: hint.ed.0.at="isa" hint.ed.0.port="0x300" hint.ed.0.irq="10" hint.ed.0.maddr="0xcc000" And the NIC still doesn't get detected by the kernel. The kernel should consult /boot/device.hints at boot time and record these attributes. I know these are the correct attributes bec I had to manually set them with a jumper. The strange thing is, is that using 4.4-STABLE boot disks and using UserConfig to tell the kernel the above attributes of my NIC, works. However, I really want to avoid having to add options: USERCONFIG, INTRO_USERCONFIG, or VISUAL_USERCONFIG to the kernel and boot with -c. Questions: 1. With having the correct device.hints, shouldn't this be enough for the kernel to know about the device ? 2. Have I overlooked an important step ? Thanks - Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: "Alex" <lex@internode.on.net> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>; <buga@lemis.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:43 PM Subject: RE: boot.config > > On 15-Nov-2001 Alex wrote: > > 1. Is it the case that UserConfig is *not* an option in the GENERIC kernel > > for 5.0-CURRENT? > > Correct.. Userconfig is mostly useless now. You are supposed to use hints. > > I can't remember how to edit them from the loader.. Go read some -current email > like you're supposed to when you run -current :) > > --- > Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer > for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au > "The nice thing about standards is that there > are so many of them to choose from." > -- Andrew Tanenbaum To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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