From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 00:50:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94C0716A4E7 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:50:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDDDB43FBD for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:50:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB28oJFY028246 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:50:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hB28oJ8M028244; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:50:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:50:19 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200312020850.hB28oJ8M028244@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ted Mittelstaedt Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EF9016A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:41:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net (internet-partners.SanFrancisco.cw.net [208.175.123.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E18E343FCB for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:41:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net) Received: from ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) hB28fs3N019801 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:41:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net) Received: (from root@localhost) by ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hB28frb0019800; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:41:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm) Message-Id: <200312020841.hB28frb0019800@ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:41:53 -0800 (PST) From: Ted Mittelstaedt To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: kern/59896: trm driver is not in GENERIC X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ted Mittelstaedt List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 08:50:22 -0000 >Number: 59896 >Category: kern >Synopsis: trm driver is not in GENERIC >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 02 00:50:19 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ted Mittelstaedt >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Cool Dudes Inc. >Environment: System: FreeBSD ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net 4.9-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE #0: Sun Nov 9 00:51:04 PST 2003 root@ip-colo-rtr0.ipinc.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/ROUTER i386 >Description: The trm driver for the Tekram DC-395U SCSI adapter card is not in the GENERIC kernel, thus it is not possible to (easily) install FreeBSD on a system that uses this SCSI card to boot from. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: I guess that there are a number of other drivers that may be required in the install floppy for specific machines, and they are not there due to lack of space. (perhaps?) I would suggest that the FreeBSD release team consider releasing a total of 2 kern.flp floppy disk images. The first is the "normal" install image. The second is an alternate image that contains an alternate kernel, which carries the drivers that are missing from the main one. Most people would of course continue to use the normal kern.flp file to install FreeBSD from, and only people with "weird" hardware would use the alternate kernel. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: