Re: Re Custom kernel config questions linux user
On 6/23/2005 20:24, Daniel Gonzalez wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone could provide me an answer to the following questions. Please keep in mind that by default I learned Unix on a Linux system, so... please no flames :(. Flames??!! What for? Buddy we have better work to do than say "My OS superior than yours":-) Both Linux and *BSD are great OS. 1) Is there any sort of configuration interface (ncurses, X, etc), or am I 'stuck' with 'manually configuring' a textfile? Configuration for what? Some applications do have some kind of GUI (ncurses maybe) interface. But text files work everywhere. Also more convenient when you are on a low bandwidth remote terminal. FreeBSD system. Check out SWAT or I think there may be something called Webmin? Yeh Webmin is a tool. But you need lots of things to work right (for example, apache, a few libraries) to ensure that you can even start up webmin. 2) Is there a complete list of features which can be enabled for the kernel, other what was in the GENERIC configuration file? Of course. Refer to the NOTES (LINT in 4.* family). Thanks S. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re Custom kernel config questions linux user
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could provide me an answer to the following questions. Please keep in mind that by default I learned Unix on a Linux system, so... please no flames :(. I was a Slackware devotee for about 4 years and a SuSe user for 2 before moving to FreeBSD. Nothing wrong with cutting your teeth on a Linux system to get comfortable with a "Unix-like" OS. One thing I found out by switching to FreeBSD is the documentation (online/print) is far superior to what's out there for Linux. 1) Is there any sort of configuration interface (ncurses, X, etc), or am I 'stuck' with 'manually configuring' a textfile? That depends on what you want to configure. I prefer using editors on the files as I seem to better understand the programs I'm configuring. Check ports/packages to see if there are GUIs. Chances are that there will be some sort of GUIs for configuring most of a FreeBSD system. Check out SWAT or I think there may be something called Webmin? 2) Is there a complete list of features which can be enabled for the kernel, other what was in the GENERIC configuration file? The FreeBSD handbook section on rebuilding kernels, I believe refers you to the "NOTES" section under the /usr/src directory which will list options to be added to the kernel for extra performance tweaks for your specific system/processor. 3) What is needed for the FreeBSD kernel and what modules need to be compiled in order to use IDE CD-burning. In linux previous to kernel version 2.6.8 I know that SCSI was required, but now they are doing proper IDE emulation. Your best bet is to check out this link: http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/Unix/FreeBSD-Burning.php It's the same link I used to get info for IDE CD-burning on FreeBSD (5.4RC2). I also used the online FreeBSD Handbook which has been an outstanding source of information on rebuilding kernels (among many other things). Thanks, I'll most likely have more questions later. -Garrett No problem with the questions. I gauge my knowledge of a subject by how well I can explain it to someone else -- Dan Gonzalez spammesilly at gmail dot com IM: signulth ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"