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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Error in TROUBLESHOOTING
Date: 6 Dec 1994 18:34:55 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <786726813snz@mallard.demon.co.uk>,
Mike Zanker <mike@mallard.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I really would like to tailor 
>the kernel to my own taste (something I do whenever I install 
>Linux) so is it possible for me to install *just* the kernel 
>sources?

Sure, Poul made the kernel sources available separately from the entire
sourcedist.  Check out ftp.FreeBSD.org.

>Alternatively, can I mount the Walnut Creek FreeBSD 2.0 CDROM 
>(when it's finally released :) and use the source tree on that 
>with just the kernel sources on my hard disk?

That'll work too.



Nate
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