Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 23:46:59 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au> To: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org>, "Gerry Freymann" <freymann@eagle.ca>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: PPPoE causes a Kernel Panic Message-ID: <003e01c0ca69$8e483e90$b88e093d@oracle> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104202033110.91829-100000@marlo.eagle.ca> <001301c0c9fd$47740ab0$328e093d@oracle> <20010420221800.A7521@xor.obsecurity.org> <00a001c0ca24$f7354230$328e093d@oracle> <20010421010603.A9128@xor.obsecurity.org> <006201c0ca56$79b46e80$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <001001c0ca59$296a0d10$b88e093d@oracle> <002201c0ca64$d1567b20$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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> But you only get a message when a) the appropriate modules aren't statically linked and b) the required modules aren't present. If you're not cutting corners when making a kernel (and installing it), then you should have all the modules, so you should never have a problem with this -- regardless of whether the "additional lines" are included in the kernel config or not. > > Because of this, I don't consider it to be a bug, but rather, it's similar > to attempting to use sound devices without making the requisite entires in > /dev -- you can't expect it to work properly with half of the pieces > missing. > > -- many of us wouldn't recognize a "statically linked module" if attacked by one in a dark street !!! ..... surely its better to explain things properly in the first place to stop this sort of error message happening ?? > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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