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Date:      Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:19:09 -0500
From:      "Wills, Ken" <kwills@gflesch.com>
To:        Charlie Root <root@numfour.angelo.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: kernel config
Message-ID:  <058BE165CBA8D111A82E0008C79F9E3502485D@gfc-mad-dc.gflesch.int>

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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Charlie Root
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 2:56 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: kernel config
> 
> 
> Can someone tell me why this config file compiles to a 7.6 MB kernel?
> The generic kernel from the install is only 2.3 MB.  I have the Lehey
> book and have been through the handbook at FreeBSD.org on 
> kernel config.
> 
> The pc is a 486 with isa/pci motherboard, intel ethernet 
> express pro 100
> pci net card, ps2 mouse, mitsumi cd-rom on ATAPI ide interface, and a
> crappy vibra16 sound card.

Are you doing:

cd /sys/i386/conf/
config -r NUMFOUR
cd ../../compile/NUMFOUR
make depend
make
make install

in that order? Also make sure you don't have debugging (etc) added to
/etc/make.conf

Ken


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