Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
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 FreeBSD, but uses a mach kernel. Perhaps there's some confusion with OS X. :-) OS X started life as NEXTSTEP, using the CMU Mach 2.0 kernel written by Avie Tenavian and a BSD-4.3_reno userland, heavily influenced by SunOS 3/4. Since NEXTSTEP, Apple has updated the BSD layer to 4.4Lite and included changes derived from FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD-- but mostly the latter, at least at the time I was looking. Certainly it's false to claim that OS X started as FreeBSD. -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
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 is the only kernel that works with FreeBSD. Perhaps there's some confusion with OS X which starts life as FreeBSD, but uses a mach kernel. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Systems, Inc. UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX:(206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``The who nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these [new] territories. We want them for the homes of free white people'' -- Abraham Lincoln, Octobe 16, 1854 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
> > 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 deleted. This isn't exactly the same as having multiple kernels that can be switched at weill. It is just recompiling _THE_ kernel with different options compiled in or out as the case may be. Some of those options are support for different peripherals, such as NIC cards, USB, etc. See the file /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT for many many more options. Once you build a new kernel with the options you want you put the new kernel which is in a file named 'kernel' in to the root directory (eg /kernel) and reboot.In general, you cannot change the kernel without rebooting and replacing that kernel file, although there are boot time options you can also select. Check the handbook, the archives, the man pages, etc for more complete information about kernel options and building new kernels. jerry > > Thanks > > > Andrew > -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
> 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 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
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 70 characters so they can be easily read. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
> 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 http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
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 specific name for it) just as NetBSD uses the NetBSD kernel and so on. 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. -- Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what kernel does freebsd use?
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 -- http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html -Nate _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
