Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 10:59:28 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Riley J. McIntire" <chaos@tgci.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GENERIC98 kernel file Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980202105748.11259D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199801310211.SAA00336@train.tgci.com>
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On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Riley J. McIntire wrote: > I'm building a kernel for the first time on 2.2.5-R and ran across > the GENERIC98 kernel config file. A quick search of the Freebsd > website and mail archives didn't turn up anything on this. > > Should I use this file or GENERIC as a template? The 98 file states > it's for "Generic machine with WD/AHx/NCR/BTx family *disks*". It > looks like it means *controllers*? All GENERICs say that, they mean controller. GENERIC98 is probably for PC-98 architecture PCs which are common in Japan. (You'll know them if drive A is your hard drive.) > A pointer to docs or suggestion about which file to use would be > appreciated. Pentium class. I'm running Seagate ST34572Ws on a > 2940UW. I'm basically just setting up/configuring it as a mail > server right now prior to putting it in production. I'd like to use > ccd for mirroring. After it goes live using a different > processor/board combo I'll build another kernel for it. Work from GENERIC. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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