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Mention /etc/fbtab in the section that describes how to

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create device nodes for the sound devices.  Closes PR# 423.

Also correct several spelling errors.
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Mike Pritchard 1996-12-16 22:33:35 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.21 1996-10-05 18:36:17 wosch Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.22 1996-12-16 22:33:35 mpp Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!-- <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC '-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN'> -->
<chapt><heading>Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel<label id="kernelconfig"></heading>
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of the option handling. Traditionally, each option in the
config file was simply converted into a <tt>-D</tt> switch
for the <tt>CFLAGS</tt> line of the kernel Makefile. Naturally,
this caused a creaping optionism, with nobody really knowing
this caused a creeping optionism, with nobody really knowing
which option has been referenced in what files.
<p>In the new scheme, every <tt>#ifdef</tt> that is intended to
be dependant upon an option gets this option out of an
be dependent upon an option gets this option out of an
<tt>opt_<em>foo</em>.h</tt> declaration file created in the
compile directory by <tt>config</tt>. The list of valid options
for <tt>config</tt> lives in two files: options that do not
depend on the architecture are listed in
<tt>/sys/conf/options</tt>, architecture-dependant ones
<tt>/sys/conf/options</tt>, architecture-dependent ones
in <tt>/sys/<em>arch</em>/conf/options.<em>arch</em></tt>,
with <em>arch</em> being for example <tt>i386</tt>.
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<tscreen><verb>
# sh MAKEDEV snd0
</verb></tscreen>
creates the appropriate entries. Follow this simple
procedure for any other non-GENERIC devices which do not
have entries.
creates the appropriate entries. Note: when creating device
nodes for devices such as sound cards, if other people have
access to your machine, it may be desirable to
protect the devices from outside access by adding them to the
<tt>/etc/fbtab</tt> file. See <tt>man fbtab</tt> for
more information.
Follow this simple procedure for any other non-GENERIC
devices which do not have entries.
<quote><em/Note:/ All SCSI controllers use the same set
of <tt>/dev</tt> entries, so you do not need to create