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List:       freebsd-alpha
Subject:    Re: kernel config files
From:       Doug Rabson <dfr () nlsystems ! com>
Date:       2000-03-23 21:50:02
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, nm wrote:

> This may have been suggested already.
> 
> How about having a customized kernel configuration
> file for each different alpha system.  For example,
> have one for the AS200 that would support the on
> board sound hardware.  This would take some of 
> the guess work out of a custom kernel.
> 
> Comments?

For 4.1, I expect to be able to read the firmware device descriptions in a
similar way to the x86 port's PNPBIOS support. This should automagically
detect such things as sound cards etc.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037




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