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authormpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-12-16 22:33:35 +0000
committermpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-12-16 22:33:35 +0000
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Mention /etc/fbtab in the section that describes how to
create device nodes for the sound devices. Closes PR# 423. Also correct several spelling errors.
-rw-r--r--share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml20
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml
index 646ab589..fe0597d 100644
--- a/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml
+++ b/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.20 1996/09/16 14:27:07 jfieber Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.21 1996/10/05 18:36:17 wosch Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!-- <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC '-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN'> -->
<chapt><heading>Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel<label id="kernelconfig"></heading>
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@
of the option handling. Traditionally, each option in the
config file was simply converted into a <tt>-D</tt> switch
for the <tt>CFLAGS</tt> line of the kernel Makefile. Naturally,
- this caused a creaping optionism, with nobody really knowing
+ this caused a creeping optionism, with nobody really knowing
which option has been referenced in what files.
<p>In the new scheme, every <tt>#ifdef</tt> that is intended to
- be dependant upon an option gets this option out of an
+ be dependent upon an option gets this option out of an
<tt>opt_<em>foo</em>.h</tt> declaration file created in the
compile directory by <tt>config</tt>. The list of valid options
for <tt>config</tt> lives in two files: options that do not
depend on the architecture are listed in
- <tt>/sys/conf/options</tt>, architecture-dependant ones
+ <tt>/sys/conf/options</tt>, architecture-dependent ones
in <tt>/sys/<em>arch</em>/conf/options.<em>arch</em></tt>,
with <em>arch</em> being for example <tt>i386</tt>.
@@ -1174,9 +1174,15 @@ controller wcd0
<tscreen><verb>
# sh MAKEDEV snd0
</verb></tscreen>
- creates the appropriate entries. Follow this simple
- procedure for any other non-GENERIC devices which do not
- have entries.
+ creates the appropriate entries. Note: when creating device
+ nodes for devices such as sound cards, if other people have
+ access to your machine, it may be desirable to
+ protect the devices from outside access by adding them to the
+ <tt>/etc/fbtab</tt> file. See <tt>man fbtab</tt> for
+ more information.
+
+ Follow this simple procedure for any other non-GENERIC
+ devices which do not have entries.
<quote><em/Note:/ All SCSI controllers use the same set
of <tt>/dev</tt> entries, so you do not need to create
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