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Date:      Wed, 7 Mar 2001 20:50:26 -0600
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        Peter Brezny <peter@black.purplecat.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: device.hints file missing, kernel install failed
Message-ID:  <15014.62322.6763.982933@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <93813847@toto.iv>

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From: Peter Brezny <peter@black.purplecat.net>
> I just updated all my sources with cvsup, did a make buildworld and make
> installworld, but after a make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERN, a make
> installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERN fails with the message:
> 
> you must set up a /boot/device.hints file first.
> 
> I've not see this one before.

Fix your cvsup setup to use stable-supfile instead of
standard-supfile, remove the source tree, and start over from scratch.

If you really want to run -CURRENT, read /usr/src/UPDATING. However,
it's expected you aren't running -CURRENT unless you're able to
diagnose these things yourself.

	<mike
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