Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 23:30:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@devrycols.edu> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Kevin Street <street@iname.com>, jm7996@devrycols.edu, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /kernel.config Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9809232328510.2077-100000@insomnia.local.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211542020.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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> On 19 Sep 1998, Kevin Street wrote: > > > "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@devrycols.edu> writes: > > > > > I've been all over the Handbook and the FAQ. I can't find an answer to > > > this one. > > > > > > I've got a PnP sound card that is _not_ automatically recognized by the > > > kernel. After installing a new kernel I have to manually reenter the > > > parameters for the card. I could have sworn that I saw somewhere that the > > > /kernel.config file could 'do this for me' - so to speak. > > > > > > Here's what I've got: > > > > > > jmutter@insomnia$ cat kernel.config > > > USERCONFIG > > > pnp 0 1 os enable port0 0x220 port1 0x330 port2 0x388 irq0 5 drq0 1 drq 1 > > > 5 > > > pnp 1 2 os enable port0 0x620 port1 0xa20 port2 0xe20 > > > quit > > > > I believe you also need to have the right options in your kernel: > > options USERCONFIG #boot -c editor > > options USERCONFIG_BOOT #imply -c and parse info area > > options VISUAL_USERCONFIG #visual boot -c editor > > > > I think it's the USERCONFIG_BOOT that makes it read kernel.config > > No, USERCONFIG_BOOT pops up the screen that asks you if you want to > configure the kernel, like it does on the boot floppy. > Actually Doug, USERCONFIG_BOOT is exactly what I needed. Without that option, it wasn't parsing ./kernel.config. That was in fact the overall goal. My thanks to the person who suggested that. Thanks! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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