Subject: Re: Kernel Configuration - any easy way?
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Stefan Dengscherz <stefan.dengscherz@gmx.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/19/2003 08:17:33
hello,

i'm using the adjustkernel script without any problems; however iirc the syntax
changed and is now different from the example in the document rasputin
mentioned:

adjustkernel -f GENERIC -o MYKERNEL

regards,

  Stefan Dengscherz
  http://netbox.ath.cx/

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 04:22:30 +0000
Rasputin <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> wrote:

> J. Buck Caldwell wrote:
> > Has anyone put together any kind of script that can parse the boot.dmesg 
> > and build a config file with only the devices needed? Obviously, there 
> > is stuff that would still be manually configured - compatibility, 
> > filesystems, network - but it would make getting started on a new kernel 
> > for a new machine much easier.
> 
> http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-kernel.html#id2973166
> 
> 
> > 
> > I'm sure that this is something that could be whipped out by a decent 
> > perl programmer in a few hours - unfortunately for me,
> 
>  From the above:
> 
> "The adjustkernel Perl script, which can be found at 
> http://www.feyrer.de/Misc/adjustkernel, analizes the output of  dmesg(8) 
> and automatically generates a minimal configuration file. To run it you 
> need to have Perl installed on your system. "
> 
> That script has been around a few years nov  - I dont use it myself, but 
> its worth a go.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
>