Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-30 Thread Kenneth Culver
I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? FreeBSD uses the FreeBSD kernel. You can recompile it using the source for the FreeBSD kernel, but it is the only kernel that works with FreeBSD. Ken

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-30 Thread Jerry McAllister
Hello, I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? Please break your lines around 72 characters. Maybe what you have seen is someone writing about creating a new kernel with something or other added or

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-30 Thread Bill Campbell
On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 09:10:32AM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? FreeBSD uses the FreeBSD kernel. You can recompile it using the source for the FreeBSD kernel, but it

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-30 Thread Chuck Swiger
Bill Campbell wrote: On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 09:10:32AM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: FreeBSD uses the FreeBSD kernel. You can recompile it using the source for the FreeBSD kernel, but it is the only kernel that works with FreeBSD. Perhaps there's some confusion with OS X which starts life as

what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-29 Thread Andrew Roland
Hello, I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? Thanks Andrew -- __ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-29 Thread Nathaniel Nigro
From: Andrew Roland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: what kernel does freebsd use? Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 18:45:02 -0600 Hello, I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? Thanks Andrew

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-29 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 06:45:02PM -0600, Andrew Roland wrote: Hello, I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? Each BSD variant uses its own kernel. FreeBSD uses the FreeBSD kernel (no, there is no

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-29 Thread Joel Rees
You can't swap it out for another kernel (not without lots of work anyway) and if you did it would no longer really be FreeBSD but some new system. Ergo, Darwin ... ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: what kernel does freebsd use?

2003-06-29 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 06:45:02PM -0600, Andrew Roland wrote: Hello, I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken? It uses the FreeBSD kernel :-) (Yes, you're mistaken) Kris P.S. Please wrap your emails at