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From: michela@sci.kun.nl (Michel Anders)
Subject: new kernel (or decent documentation)
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Date: Thu, 6 May 1993 11:59:24 GMT
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I have this compiled kernel and two files : GENERICISA and MAKEDEV. Now how
do i replace my old kernel with the new one?  And device drivers, do i
understand it correctly if the files in /dev are just some sort of stubs
pointing to hardwired routines in the kernel and that MAKEDEV automagically
creates these stubs for its associated kernel?

I realize these might be FAQs or even stupid questions, but i searhed various
archives for answers/documentation but i had no luck, the only docs i came
up with were general BSD manuals (or tahoe, or reno, ...) so all questions
could probably be rephrased: seen any PC specific documentation for 386BSD or
docs for fixit.fs?

Thanks in advance, Michel.