Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 21:48:18 -0400 From: George Fazio <george@n3gqf.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: device.hints question Message-ID: <42CF2CE2.60009@n3gqf.net>
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I was installing apcupsd with an APC USB UPS, and found that I needed to disable the uhid driver. The instructions on the apcupsd site specifically say to recompile the kernel. But, I try to keep my kernel as generic as possible, so I tried entering the following line into the device.hints file. hint.uhid.0.disabled="1" This did not work, and I'm not sure if it's a syntax issue on my part, or if disabling this driver via device.hints is just not supported. I did a web search for information on device.hints and uhid, but did not find anything specific. Recompiling with a custom kernconf worked, and everything is up and running.. But, I'm interested in a little bit of background on why the device hint did not work. If anyone has a quick answer great. Like I said, everything is working, so it's not like I need an answer. But, I'm still fairly new to Unix and FreeBSD, and trying to learn the why behind how things work. So, any information would be helpful. Thanks a bunch, George
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