Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:50:04 -0600 From: "Kenzo" <kenzo_chin@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here Message-ID: <DAV70nevYJvSnvPWc7w00002ea8@hotmail.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124111748.00ae8360@pop.omah.uswest.net>
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This is the steps I follow when making world. http://www.techgodz.com/freebsd/docs/Upgrade/MakeWorld-current.txt Works for me everytime. ----- Original Message ----- From: "WolfRyder" <wolfryder@qwest.net> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here > > > > Hey all...I'm a real newbie and am trying to install FreeBSD on my server. > > > I've made 2 installs, which go well, then I makeworld, recompile the > > kernel > > > and buildworld install and run the mergmanager, just like it says to do in > > > chapter 21. Follow it step by step... > > > > I think you got it wrong. The steps are: > > > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > shutdown now > > fsck -p > > mount -u / > > mount -a -t ufs > > swapon -a > > make installworld > > mergemaster -yourswitches > > reboot > > > > I govern a few machines none of which is very busy, and always > > short-circuit the sequence to: > > > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installworld > > mergemaster -si > > reboot > Yes, that's what I did...in my frustration I shortened words...I'm > sorry...only thing I did differently in the last "short-circuit" sequence > is the handbook said to run mergemaster before make buildworld and I didn't > do the -si after the second mergemaster. I still lost the getty tty > terminal windows. > > pre-I updated the src and ports to sync the source, as per chapter 21.3 > > 1.ran mergemanager as per chapter 21.4.3 Updating the files in /etc > 2.shutdown now (single user mode) > 3.make buildworld > 4.make buildkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > 5.make installkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > 6.single-usermode again (shutdown now) > 7.make installworld > 8.mergemaster > 9.reboot > > I've just completed my 3rd reinstall and I'm gonna go through the steps > without installing any software. just bare-bones, and see if I can get it > to work. Use GENERIC (again) and try not to throw my computer out the window. > > frustrated, > Carol > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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