docs/86733: [patch] Add using kldload as an alternative to compiling in gbde in your kernel

[John Baldwin]

On Friday 30 September 2005 10:40 am, Josh Paetzel wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR docs/86733; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: Josh Paetzel <josh at tcbug.org>
> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon at freebsd.org>
> Cc: FreeBSD gnats submit <FreeBSD-gnats-submit at freebsd.org>
> Subject: Re: docs/86733: [patch] Add using kldload as an alternative to
> compiling in gbde in your kernel Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:35:40 -0500
>
>  On Friday 30 September 2005 02:54, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
>  > On 2005.09.29 17:16:01 -0500, Josh Paetzel wrote:
>  > > +        <para>At this time there is no option in
>  > > +            <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>
>  > > +            to load the kernel module at boot time
>  > > +        </para>
>  >
>  > Sure about that?  It's been a while since I played with gbde (now
>  > it's just running) but I'm rather sure 'geom_bde_load="YES"' in
>  > loader.conf works just fine.
>  >
>  > I only have a 7.0 handy that I can reboot, but there it works just
>  > fine loading gbde from loader.conf.
>
>  I see geom_bde.ko in /boot/kernel but it's not
>  in /boot/default/loader.conf
>  This is on a 5.4 system.

That doesn't mean it doesn't work, it's just not listed. :)

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