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Joel Dahl 2005-08-30 07:12:45 +00:00
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Each line contains a keyword and one or more arguments. For
simplicity, most lines only contain one argument. Anything
following a <literal>#</literal> is considered a comment and
ignored. The following sections describe each keyword, generally in
the order they are listed in <filename>GENERIC</filename>, although
some related keywords have been grouped together in a single section
(such as Networking) even though they are actually scattered
throughout the <filename>GENERIC</filename> file. <anchor
ignored. The following sections describe each keyword, in
the order they are listed in <filename>GENERIC</filename>.
<anchor
id="kernelconfig-options"> For an exhaustive list of architecture
dependent options and devices, see the <filename>NOTES</filename>
file in the same directory as <filename>GENERIC</filename>. For
@ -502,28 +500,6 @@
<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>i386</replaceable>/conf/GENERIC</filename>
fairly closely.</para>
<programlisting>#
# GENERIC -- Generic kernel configuration file for &os;/i386
#
# For more information on this file, please read the handbook section on
# Kernel Configuration Files:
#
# http://www.&os;.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html
#
# The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook
# if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the
# &os; World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.org/) for the
# latest information.
#
# An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the
# device lines is also present in the ../../conf/NOTES and NOTES files.
# If you are in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first
# in NOTES.
#
# &dollar;FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.413 2004/08/11 01:34:18 rwatson Exp &dollar;</programlisting>
<para>The following are the mandatory keywords required in
<emphasis>every</emphasis> kernel you build:</para>
<indexterm>
<primary>kernel options</primary>
<secondary>machine</secondary>
@ -601,27 +577,6 @@ cpu I686_CPU</programlisting>
kernel, so it is useful to give the new kernel a different name if you
want to keep it separate from your usual kernel (e.g., you want to
build an experimental kernel).</para>
<programlisting># Floating point support - do not disable.
device npx</programlisting>
<para><literal>npx</literal> is the interface to the floating point
math unit in &os;, which is either the hardware co-processor or
the software math emulator. This is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
optional.</para>
<programlisting># Pseudo devices
device loop # Network loopback</programlisting>
<para>This is the generic loopback device for TCP/IP. If you telnet
or FTP to <hostid>localhost</hostid> (a.k.a. <hostid
role="ipaddr">127.0.0.1</hostid>) it will come back at you through
this device. This is <emphasis>mandatory</emphasis>. Under
&os;&nbsp;4.X you have to use the line <literal>pseudo-device
loop</literal>.</para>
<para>Everything that follows is more or less optional. See the notes
underneath or next to each option for more information.</para>
<programlisting>#To statically compile in device wiring instead of /boot/device.hints
#hints "GENERIC.hints" # Default places to look for devices.</programlisting>
@ -1067,6 +1022,14 @@ device sc</programlisting>
will enable support for AGP, and AGP GART for boards which
have these features.</para>
<programlisting># Floating point support - do not disable.
device npx</programlisting>
<para><literal>npx</literal> is the interface to the floating point
math unit in &os;, which is either the hardware co-processor or
the software math emulator. This is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
optional.</para>
<indexterm>
<primary>APM</primary>
</indexterm>
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<para>Support for various wireless cards.</para>
<programlisting># Pseudo devices
device loop # Network loopback</programlisting>
<para>This is the generic loopback device for TCP/IP. If you telnet
or FTP to <hostid>localhost</hostid> (a.k.a. <hostid
role="ipaddr">127.0.0.1</hostid>) it will come back at you through
this device. This is <emphasis>mandatory</emphasis>. Under
&os;&nbsp;4.X you have to use the line <literal>pseudo-device
loop</literal>.</para>
<programlisting>device mem # Memory and kernel memory devices</programlisting>
<para>The system memory devices.</para>