On Wed, 19 May 2010 00:07:00 -0400
William Yodlowsky <b...@openbsd.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> On 18 May 2010 at 22:38, Ed Ahlsen-Girard <eagir...@cox.net> wrote:
> 
(snip)
> > So, how do I cmopile such a kernel, and is it diskless because it
> > doesn't *need* a local disk, or because it is *incapable of talking
> > to* a local disk?
> 
> In /sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC there is the following hint:
> 
> [...]
> # or use              root on nfs swap on nfs
> config                bsd     swap generic
> 
> It replaced the 'DISKLESS' kernel config, which used to exist
> ( cd /sys/arch/i386/conf && cvs log DISKLESS )
> 
> Since it contains all the drivers GENERIC has, you can use local
> drives.
> 

Thanks!

-- 

Edward Ahlsen-Girard
Ft Walton Beach, FL

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