Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:13:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Haim Ashkenazi <haim@babysnakes.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie question about compiling kernel on compaq proliant 6400R Message-ID: <20040609141324.R41595@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.06.09.09.00.06.859772@babysnakes.org> References: <pan.2004.06.09.09.00.06.859772@babysnakes.org>
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Haim Ashkenazi wrote: > Hi > > I have compaq proliant 6400R dual xeon that I just installed with freebsd > 4.10 (my first freebsd, although I have a lot of experience in linux). I > tried to compile an SMP kernel (uncommented the two smp options and > commented the i386 and i486 cpu). the installation went well but it > doesn't boot. it hangs as soon as it start to boot (I'm not near the > computer so I can't tell where did it hang, my friend who was there > couldn't make something out of it, he only said that it hang after 2 or 3 > lines, also I couldn't find anything in /var/log/messages). I was > wondering if the GENERIC file is the one that the default kernel is > compiled from. any ideas? We'll need to see the output. Follow the instructions in the Handbook for setting up a serial console and use that to capture the output. > also, I need some advise about firewall. I need a basic firewall (just to > protect this machine, the network is already behind firewall). do I need > to compile kernel IPFIREWALL support? At the minumum, yes. I believe the Handbook has a section on this as well. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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