Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:38:43 -0700 From: Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> To: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Sam Leffler <sam@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 drivers.conf Message-ID: <20021017203843.D17494@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200210180314.g9I3E4cK057830@intruder.bmah.org>; from bmah@FreeBSD.org on Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 08:14:04PM -0700 References: <200210171800.g9HI0XGm072126@repoman.freebsd.org> <20021017113018.A78184@FreeBSD.org> <200210180314.g9I3E4cK057830@intruder.bmah.org>
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* De: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> [ Data: 2002-10-17 ] [ Subjecte: Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 drivers.conf ] > If memory serves me right, Juli Mallett wrote: > > * De: Sam Leffler <sam@FreeBSD.org> [ Data: 2002-10-17 ] > > [ Subjecte: cvs commit: src/release/i386 drivers.conf ] > > > sam 2002/10/17 11:00:33 PDT > > > > > > Modified files: > > > release/i386 drivers.conf > > > Log: > > > Mark more drivers as going on the (nonexistent) drivers.flp floppy > > > to reduce the size of the bootstrap kernels. This is needed to make > > > stuff fit in primary floppy images. Specific drivers moved: RAID > > > support, tx Ethernet, and wi (wireless). Probably want to revisit > > > at least the last two drivers before release. > > > > Definitely wi(4) should go back. Damn kernel bloat :( > > Note that this change has no effect on the kernel that gets installed > from the bin (er, base) distribution, which is still GENERIC. > > Also, for 5.0/i386, we're using cdboot instead of floppy emulation > booting, so that anyone installing from CDROM will be booting a regular > GENERIC kernel for the install. > > This change only affects the stripped-down kernel on boot.flp, which is > only used by users who need to boot a floppy disk to install. I've done more than one FreeBSD install in the past month on a machine with a CardBus wi(4) and on which the CDROM drive is either toasted, or too power-consuming to use :) But I suppose it is fair to assume that folk with wi(4) will be able to boot from at the least the install-only CDs. -- Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> | FreeBSD: The Power To Serve Will break world for fulltime employment. | finger jmallett@FreeBSD.org http://people.FreeBSD.org/~jmallett/ | Support my FreeBSD hacking! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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