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Date:      Mon, 1 Sep 1997 22:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Joel Gwynn <joelman@world.std.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: broken /sys link
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970901224025.3114F-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <3401071B.12ED@world.std.com>

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On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, Joel Gwynn wrote:

> I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.2, and I'm trying to get my PCMCIA modem working
> on COM2.  When I start up, the kernel finds si0, but si1.  So, as per 
> http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook154.html#372
> I tried to reconfigure my kernel.  When I try to cd to /sys/i386/conf to
> edit GENERICAH, the directory /sys doesn't exist.  When I look at /sys
> using tkdesk, it tells me that /sys is a broken link.  How did it get
> broken?  How can I fix it?  Does it matter?

It's evil that things use that symlink.  To rebuild it, do as root:

rm /sys
ln -s /usr/src/sys /sys

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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