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From: stesin@Elvisti.Kiev.UA (Andrey Stesin)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 kernel won't compile -- and a few words more.
Organization: Elektronni Visti
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 02:25:44 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Jul07.022544.4435@Elvisti.Kiev.UA>
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Hi,

First of all -- 1.1.5 GENERIC kernel works on the damn Intel box (do
you remember a posting about keyboard hangups a while ago?)
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM! It seems I can dance on the keyboard and it
will still work, and will not mention this. It's COOL!!!

Then: I hadn't a time to make any measurement, but the disk IO seems to 
be _MUCH_ better buffered, and considerably faster  in comparison with
1.0.2 and 1.1-R.

New FreeBSD is a wonder!

But I've got exactly the same trouble...

: The 'config' command in 1.1 won't work with the kernel sources from 1.1.5(.1).
: You need to get the 1.1.5(.1) 'config.' Apparently, it now generates a file
: called config.c, which you need to link the kernel correctly. The simplest
: way to get it would be to snarf the sources for it out of the 
: FreeBSD-current tree and compile it, then use it to config your new kernel.

	From the other viewpoint, J. Hubbard wrote that all utility
	stuff was improved, too; and maybe the libraries were
	changed, too; and maybe there are some other nice things inside...

	So, I'm stucked. I had bindist tarballs from 1.1-RELEASE.
	I got the 1.1.5 floppies + kernel sources. 
	Now I can't make a decision!

	Will it be faster and simplier to get the whole 1.1.5 bindist
	tarballs, and stop claiming and be happy? :-)  
	Or maybe it will be enough to get a new 'config', then 
	customize  a new 1.1.5 kernel, and be happy with old utilities, too?

	Maybe someone knowlegeable can give a suggestion?

		Regards, and thanks to all FreeBSD team!

				Andrew Stesin
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