Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:03:39 +0000 From: John Murphy <john253@crosswinds.net> To: vdrifter@ocis.ocis.net (John F Cuzzola) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel config at boot up Message-ID: <eef51tg1i8it5q6cnhakvqmljnvdj67jsc@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011131725130.13670-100000@ocis.ocis.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011131725130.13670-100000@ocis.ocis.net>
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John F Cuzzola wrote: > >Hello Everyone, >On my FreeBSD 4.2 box I'm trying to configure the kernel. Specifically I >need to specify my NICs IRQ/IO in order to get it to work. I interrupt = the >normal loader boot process then type: > >boot -c kernel > >then > >>visual > >In the visual configuration editor I make the changes, select 'Q'uit and >answer 'Y'es to save changes. Everything works until I reboot the system >and find out that none of the kernel settings changes were saved. What >gives? Any input would be appreciated. Please respond directly to this >email address as I'm not subscribed to the questions list. > Yes, I remember expecting to make permanent changes this way. As you have discovered, the changes are effective only until you re-boot. You may be able to make some simple changes to /boot/kernel.conf, otherwise you'll have to compile and install a customised kernel or re-install. HTH John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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