Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:44:41 -0700 (PDT) From: fbsdmail@dnswatch.com To: "Roland Smith" <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will the amd64 be supported? Message-ID: <7b58de2db44961fb34bf7a64ed2dc51d.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <20100604153525.GA26412@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: <e501e716c438fbb733ee680279a26f56.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> <20100604153525.GA26412@slackbox.erewhon.net>
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On Fri, June 4, 2010 8:35 am, Roland Smith wrote: > On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 12:16:50AM -0700, fbsdmail@dnswatch.com wrote: > >> Greetings, >> If it isn't already apparent, this is my first attempt building kernel >> on an AMD based arch. I have spent some 20yrs building world/kernel on >> the arch i386. But, after reading everything I thought I would need to >> know, I'm /still/ unable to complete a successful kernel build on the >> amd64 arch. >> >> cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYAMDKERN > > You need to copy MYAMDKERN to /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/ first! > > >> fails with alot of "i386" errors So, on a fresh 8-RELEASE install from >> DVD w/cvsupped src && ports, now >> running GENERIC, with a successful buildworld... Is it possible to build >> for the amd64 arch? > > You _did_ install the amd64 architecture, right? Not i386? Because if you > installed the i386 it is better to install the amd64 version from > scratch than to try and cross-build and install amd64 on an i386 system. > >> If so, can anyone suggest where I went wrong? >> > > Cross-building and especially installing an amd64 kernel and userland on > i386 is quite involved and not recommended. Save yourself the trouble and > don't go there. > > Just re-install using the CD or DVD built for the amd64 architecture. > It's less > painfull. You should also delete all your ports and rebuild them for > amd64. > > Roland I was a _complete_ DOPE. I had been working on several systems simultaneously with too few hrs. sleep. That I _completely_ overlooked all the "i386" messages during boot. So it didn't _finally_ occur to me _until_ I started to try to determine what would cause world to be built as "i386". Then, like a "ton of bricks" I realized -- D'OH! I shoved the _wrong_ DVD into the system. :-0 Sorry for all the UN-necessary noise, and thanks to everyone for their indulgence. --Chris > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) > > -- kern: FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE amd64 MB: MSI 880GMA-E45 (socket: AM3) CPU: AMD Phenom X3 440 (3 core) @3.5Ghz RAM: 2 4Gb CORSAIR DDR3 DualChannel PC1600
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