Re: "adding a line to the kernel"?

From: Philip Paeps (philip+usenet_at_paeps.cx)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: 29 Sep 2004 14:39:13 GMT

damian birchler <damian_birchler@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> I'm trying to get my USB CD-R burner working, and in all documentations I
> consult it says "add the following line to the kernel". What does this mean?

It most probably means they want you to add the specified line to your kernel
configuration file.

> Has this something to do with the GENERIC file?

If your kernel is a GENERIC kernel: yes. But it's generally recommended to
keep GENERIC 'clean' and use a copy of it for your changes.

  cd /usr/src/sys/$arch/conf
  cp GENERIC SOMETHING
  $EDITOR SOMETHING

> Do I have to recompile the kernel after adding this line? And if I had to,
> would the result be a "costumized kernel"?.

Yes.

 - Philip 

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