From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 6 4:15:42 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from relay04.esat.net (relay04.esat.net [193.95.141.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B096F37B400 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 04:15:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ipac-gw.cr001.ddm.esat.net (tear.domain) [193.95.188.30] by relay04.esat.net with esmtp id 17FvEt-0000QO-00; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 12:15:35 +0100 Received: by tear.domain (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C57172113F; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 12:14:56 +0000 (GMT) Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 12:14:56 +0000 From: Noel Fitzpatrick To: Michael Watson Cc: 'Courtney Thomas' , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Existing Kernel Options Message-ID: <20020606121456.A43818@tear.domain> References: <3CC6D78D.40504@flash.net> <000401c1eba1$4eb79280$6401a8c0@intranet.toomuch.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000401c1eba1$4eb79280$6401a8c0@intranet.toomuch.com.au>; from watsonmj@toomuch.com.au on Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 11:04:17PM +0800 Organization: RFC Networks Ltd. Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Good idea, I can then restore back to the GENERIC kernel if I need to. > > My other problem is that I don't want to lose any options when I build my > new kernel. For example, my current kernel is compiled with the IPFIREWALL > option. I know this because I am running the firewall. I'm not a 100% sure on this but I think you can load ipfw as a module, I know a ipfw.ko exists in /modules, this could account for the apparent differences in the config file and the actual running kernel. Try doing a kldstat and see if ipfw.ko is loaded. Noel. > > The GENERIC configuration file in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf does not include > this option. So what else is compiled into my current kernel that is not > specified in the GENERIC file? > > Cheers > > Michael > > -----Original Message----- > From: Courtney Thomas [mailto:ccthomas@flash.net] > Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2002 12:04 AM > To: watsonmj@toomuch.com.au > Subject: Re: Existing Kernel Options > > > It just registered what you are trying to do. > > Just make a copy of which kernel in the aforementioned directory you are > running [with a unique/different name, e.g. cp GENERIC GENERIC_original, > and do whatever you want with GENERIC knowing that you have a backup > that you can rename to GENERIC. > > HTH > > > > Michael Watson wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > I am looking to do my first kernel build, so this may be a silly question > > but hopefully somebody can help. > > > > I don't think the kernel distributed on my CD-ROM was compiled with the > same > > kernel options as in the GENERIC configuration file. I don't want to lose > > any existing options when I build my new kernel. > > > > Is there a way to find out what kernel options the existing kernel was > > compiled with? > > > > Thanks > > > > Michael > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Noel Fitzpatrick, Managing Director. Email: noelfitz@rfc-networks.ie Phone: +353 (0)1 8832064 Mobile: +353 (0)86 6051084 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message