On Sun, 6 May 2012 08:08:31 -0500 (CDT) Robert Bonomi articulated: >Carmel <carmel...@hotmail.com> wrote; >> >> In the "Generic kernel configuration file for FreeBSD/amd64", if I do >> not have a floppy drive, is it safe to comment out this entry? >> >> # Floppy drives >> device fdc > >Definitely, "yes". >> >> Are there any other entries that I could eliminate if I do not have a >> floppy drive? > > device atapifd > >obviouly. :)
Thanks, I had not noticed that one. >> Also, according the the "webcamd" documentation, I need to have this >> in the loader.conf file. >> >> webcamd requires the cuse4bsd(3) kernel module. To load the driver >> as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5): >> >> cuse4bsd_load="YES" >> >> Is there a way that I can simply compile it into the kernel? Would a: >> >> device cuse4bsd # Required by webcamd >> >> entry in the kernel file work? I cannot find any documentation on >> that. > >The simplest approach for this is 'try it and find out'. > >If you use the "traditional" kernel-huild 'Configure/make depend/make' >sequence, to rebuild the kernel -only-, its a matter of one minute or >so on a _slow_ (486-class) machine. > >you'll either get a Configure error, a linker error, or it 'just >works'. OK, now you lost me. I use the following basic sequence: make buildworld make buildkernel KERNCONF=CARMEL make installkernel KERNCONF=CARMEL make installworld I am sorry, but I am not fully comprehending what commands you want me to enter. -- Carmel ✌ carmel...@hotmail.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"