Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:28:49 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, thiel@genevaonline.com Subject: Re: Making a new kernel Message-ID: <199806121628.JAA08728@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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>Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:07:27 -0500 >From: Loren Thiel <thiel@genevaonline.com> >So is making your own custom kernel a wise thing to do being a newbie? Much depends on the respects in which you're a "newbie". If you're a newbie to computing, I'd suggest restraint. If you're a newbie to *BSD-flavored or -inspired OSs, I also suggest restraint. If you're familiar with computers in general, and also familiar with *BSD, and have re-built kernels for *BSD systems before, it's not a whole lot different for FreeBSD, and so I'd suggest reading the docs & trying it out -- just don't do the "make install" unless & until you know how to back it out. HINT: "-n" for make -- as in "make -n install" -- can be exceedingly useful: it isn't supposed to actually do anything, but rather, tell you what it would have done, had you not specified "-n". Cheers, david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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