Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:33:29 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: Jon Passki <jonathan.passki@neicoltech.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Kernel Config Message-ID: <36ED2849.18696835@tdx.co.uk> References: <36ED2459.95632872@neicoltech.org>
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Jon Passki wrote: > [snip] > > The system I'm configuring is > my home box, but I will use it as a small scale web server. The > processor is an AMD K6-2. I plan to do some programming, but nothing > too complex right now. > > options "CD9660_ROOT" # I do have option CD9660 already Only needed if your going to have the root filesystem on a CD... > options NSWAPDEV=20 A little excessive, but probably harmless (number of swap devices). > # POSIX - Do I need posix for basic day to day usage, > # or is this geared towards programming compatibility? > options "P1003_1B" > options "_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING" > options "_KPOSIX_VERSION=199309L" These are the defaults AFAIK, they shouldn't cause you any problems... > options "MSGBUF_SIZE=40960" Size of the 'dmesg' buffer in the kernel, again harmless... > options PPS_SYNC Hmmm... I think this is related to the parallel port 'bus' interface, should be OK with it in (uh oh, shaky ground for me :) > controller pnp0 # I don't have any devices right now that > are PnP > # but should I use it for the future? You can do, I have it in on 1 of my machines, and out on another (both have PnP bios's, but no PnP devices)... > options LKM # What LKM's are around that I could use? Quite a few, things like Screen savers etc. - Probably safer leaving it in for 3.1 > options DDB (or DDB_UNATTENDED) # I noticed the GENERIC doesn't > have them You can put in 'DDB' (debugger for kernel panics - else the machine just reboots), and 'DDB_UNNATTENEDED' so that if no ones around the machine will restart itself if it panics (and it has DDB compiled in). Otherwise it will just 'sit' there running DDB on the console until someone stops by to look at it :-) > options INVARIANTS Hmmm... Tough one - for 3.1 (i.e. stable/release etc.) - if you've got DDB compiled in, I'd leave INVARIANTS set, if your leaving DDB out, then leave INVARIANTS out as well... Regards, Karl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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