Expand information about device.hints. Add information in the
cookbook section about needing to copy GENERIC.hints to /boot/device.hints, as well as a footnote about exceptions to this rule. Partially suggested by: obrien
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20000825:
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/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
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succeed.
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succeed. You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
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into /boot/device.hints. If and only if you compile hints
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into your kernel, then this file may be empty. Please note,
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if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
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you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
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messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
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kernel.
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20000821:
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If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
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you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
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/boot/loader.conf.
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20000812:
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suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
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make buildworld
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make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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cp src/sys/${MACHINE_ARCH}/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
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make installkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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make installworld
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[1]
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should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
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system on reboot.
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[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
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your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
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configuration.
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FORMAT:
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This file contains a list, in reverse chronologocal order, of major
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