From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 17 12:23:52 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA02179 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:23:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gemini.cia.com (root@gemini.cybersurf.net [206.186.110.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA02158 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:23:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stephane@cybersurf.net) Received: from stephane.cybersurf.net (geminippp170.cybersurf.net [206.186.110.170]) by gemini.cia.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA03520 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:23:30 -0600 From: "Stephane Raimbault" To: Subject: Kernel Configuration Question. Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:23:26 -0600 Message-ID: <01bcdb32$245db520$aa6ebace@stephane.cybersurf.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCDAFF.D9C34520" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCDAFF.D9C34520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been creating myself a Kernel for my syste and I can not find = what the following lines are for. They are not mentioned in the = HandBook. Could someone tell me what some of these are for. I have a = good idea what are some of these but I am trying to determine if I need = them or not. ------------------------- options FAILSAFE #Be conservative options USERCONFIG #boot -c editor options VISUAL_USERCONFIG #visual boot -c editor controller eisa0 options KTRACE #kernel tracing ------------------------- Thank you for your time, Stephane Raimbault ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCDAFF.D9C34520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have been creating myself a Kernel = for my=20 syste and I can not find what the following lines are for. They = are not=20 mentioned in the HandBook. Could someone tell me what some of = these are=20 for. I have a good idea what are some of these but I am trying to=20 determine if I need them or not.

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options        =20 FAILSAFE           = ;    =20 #Be = conservative
options        =20 USERCONFIG          &nb= sp;  =20 #boot -c = editor
options        =20 VISUAL_USERCONFIG       #visual boot -c=20 editor

controller =20 eisa0

options =20 KTRACE #kernel=20 tracing

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Thank you for your = time,

Stephane Raimbault

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