Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 10:23:15 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Ken Deboy <Plocked@greatbasin.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rebuilding the kernal Message-ID: <3387E8E2.600D@barcode.co.il> References: <338783CF.705C@mail.greatbasin.net>
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Ken Deboy wrote: > > Hello, > I just installed FreeBSD, and I need to rebuild the kernal in order to get the system to > recognize my PS/2-style mouse. Unfortunately, when I follow the instructions in the manual > it 'makes' for quite awhile then quits with: > > loading kernel > machdep.o: Undefined symbol '_netisr_set' referenced from text segment > *** Error code 1 > > Stop > # > > Another problem I have is that mtools isn't working correctly, so I can't attach a copy of > MYKERNAL (configuration file) with this, but it is an exact copy of the GENERIC file sup- > plied with the system with everything I don't have commented out. Also, I made sure that > the lines: > > device psm0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12 vector psmintr > options PSM_CHECKSYNC > > were in the file. Any suggestions? Is there anything else I need to do to get it to see my > mouse? By the way, I like FreeBSD (even though I can't get it working on my system, I tried > it in school), but in 'The Complete FreeBSD' the statement is made "It is probably easier to > install FreeBSD than any other PC operating system..." Given that it requires recompiling > the kernel just to get it to recognize a fairly common type of mouse, I don't agree with > that statement. You can enable the mouse at boot time by using "-c", but your kernel building problem is probably due to commenting out too many options/devices (or too few). If you can't send us the kernel config, make *minimal* adjustments to GENERIC and proceed with caution. Many of the options are interdependent (and most are documented in LINT) and you may have created an inconsistent config. > Oh one more thing - can you recommend a currently (and commonly) available video card that > works with XF86? I had to put BSD on my old 486 because the card in my new computer isn't > supported. Anyway, thanks for your help. > > BTW, my system is a 486, 2 IDE (no EIDE), 2 floppies, Matsushita CD (works fine), nothing > else. > > With best wishes, > Ken Deboy > Plocked@Greatbasin.com Nadav
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