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From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie Question
Date: 28 Sep 1995 01:16:55 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD box
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In article <812200737snz@osvif.demon.co.uk>,
Tim Crowther  <Tim@osvif.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>By chance I have found that if I do the following I can
>use my CD ;
>
>	1. Boot to DOS
>	2. Warm Boot FreeBSD but with -c
>	3. Change the config for mcd0 and the quit
>	4. mount_cd9660 
>
>The CD is a Mitsumi but I am using a MAD-16 card in
>place of the original interface to save space. So down
>to my problem, how do I make the changes to the mcd0
>so it always goes for the I/O and Interrupt I am 
>using.

When you boot with -c, any changes are saved to the kernel (you should
see a message to this effect later on in the boot sequence). Or have I
misunderstood the question?

The other alternative is to re-compile the kernel with the values you
require. This is quite straightforward (see the FAQ for details).

Cheers
James
-- 
"If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!"