Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:34:26 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: trangmar@gnsnet.com (Rob Trangmar) Cc: langfod@maui.net, roberto@keltia.freenix.fr, phk@critter.tfs.com, joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Building a "custom" release of 2.1.0 Message-ID: <199601171934.MAA03103@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960116233536.1752D-100000@flatline.gnsnet.com> from "Rob Trangmar" at Jan 16, 96 11:37:37 pm
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> Thats a really nice idea, but kind of requires loadable device drivers > which FreeBSD doesn't have (yet?). > > On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, David Langford wrote: > > > Hmmm. If anyone has seen the install program for NeXTstep you might notice > > that it adds devices drivers off disk after asking what devices you > > have. > > > > Would it be possible to go LKM happy with a kernel and ask what drivers > > to use? FreeBSD has LKM's. For boot-critical devices, like the display, keyboard, install media and install target media, drivers must exist. All other drivers could be LKM's. The limitation on boot-critical devices comes because there is no VM86() "fallback" drivers using BIOS calls to do a minimal job (all boot critical devices have BIOS hooking POST routines, or they are unusable for DOS). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199601171934.MAA03103>