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Date:      Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:10:45 -0800
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Elden Fenison <elden@moondog.org>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can't compile kernel
Message-ID:  <20010204181045.B91447@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex>
In-Reply-To: <20010204175123.A1545@moondog.org>; from elden@moondog.org on Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 05:51:23PM -0800
References:  <20010204175123.A1545@moondog.org>

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On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 05:51:23PM -0800, Elden Fenison wrote:
> I just bought FreeBSD Desktop Edition 4.1. I was following the
> instructions in the book for configuring the kernel... and the process
> failed as you can see below.
> 
> root@dsl-46# pwd
> /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
> root@dsl-46# /usr/sbin/config -g FREEBIE 
> Don't forget to do a ``make depend''
> Kernel build directory is ../../compile/FREEBIE
> root@dsl-46# cd ../../compile/FREEBIE/
> root@dsl-46# make
> make: don't know how to make ../../pci/pci_if.m. Stop
> 
> I'm attaching my kernel configuration. The books says you can help me
> trouble shoot this.

[snip]

OK, read the first comment.

> # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
> #device		miibus		# MII bus support
  ^
OK.

> #device		dc		# DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes
> #device		rl		# RealTek 8129/8139
> #device		sf		# Adaptec AIC-6915 (``Starfire'')
> #device		sis		# Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016
> #device		ste		# Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX)
> #device		tl		# Texas Instruments ThunderLAN
> #device		vr		# VIA Rhine, Rhine II
> #device		wb		# Winbond W89C840F
> device		xl		# 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'')
  ^^^^^^                ^^
Not OK. These NICs share that miibus code. Uncomment that first line.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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