Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:16:01 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <josh@tcbug.org> To: "FreeBSD gnats submit" <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> Subject: docs/86733: [patch] Add using kldload as an alternative to compiling in gbde in your kernel Message-ID: <1128032161.0@gimpy.tcbug.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200509292220.j8TMKEKF016806@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 86733 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Add using kldload as an alternative to compiling in gbde in your kernel >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 29 22:20:14 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Josh Paetzel >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p7 i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p7 #8: Fri Sep 9 16:38:25 CDT 2005 jpaetzel@gimpy.tcbug.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GIMPY >Description: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-encrypting.html explains how to recompile your kernel with options GEOM_BDE but doesn't mention that there is a kernel module (geom_bde) available. >How-To-Repeat: Browse http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-encrypting.html >Fix: --- chapter.sgml.old Thu Sep 29 16:44:10 2005 +++ chapter.sgml Thu Sep 29 17:02:02 2005 @@ -3543,6 +3543,25 @@ <para>Reboot into the new kernel.</para> </step> + + <step> + <title>Load gbde(4) support using + <application>kldload</application> + </title> + + <para>An alternative to recompiling your kernel is to use + <application>kldload</application> to load the gbde(4) + kernel module dynamically. + <screen>&prompt.root; + <userinput>kldload geom_bde + </userinput> + </screen> + </para> + + <para>At this time there is no option in + <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename> + to load the kernel module at boot time + </para> </procedure> </sect2> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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