Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:26:30 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: 3.x -> 4.0-STABLE upgrade instructions Message-ID: <20000316092630.A40068@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <200003152226.PAA90110@harmony.village.org>; from Warner Losh on Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 03:26:01PM -0700 References: <38D00D51.D0781868@cup.hp.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003151354390.1980-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> <200003152159.OAA89926@harmony.village.org> <38D00D51.D0781868@cup.hp.com> <200003152226.PAA90110@harmony.village.org>
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On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 03:26:01PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: > In message <38D00D51.D0781868@cup.hp.com> Marcel Moolenaar writes: > : Warner Losh wrote: > : > To update from 3.x to 4.0 stable > : > -------------------------------- > : > cd /usr/src > : > make buildworld > : > cd sbin/mknod > : > make install > : > <follow directions to build/install a kernel> > : > : You can make a kernel like this: > : cd /usr/src > : make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > : > : The new `buildkernel' and `installkernel' targets make use of the tools > : build by buildworld and effectively works around the bootstrap problem. > : Do they not work (the make targets, that is)? > > When I tried the installkernel it installed things as /YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > > I'll have to update things. > Yes, but it is much easier to point this out, rather than make users recompile their kernel with the following procedure: : To build a kernel : ----------------- : Update config, genassym and go: : cd src/usr.bin/genassym : make depend all install : cd ../../usr.sbin/config : make depend all install : cd ../../sys/i386/conf : config YOUR_KERNEL_HERE : cd ../../compile/YOUR_KERNEL_HERE : make depend && make : make install The simplest thing is to `cd /usr/src; make buildkernel installkernel'. This will build and install /kernel.GENERIC, and users should try it out first. After successful boot, they just go to /sys/arch/conf, and compile their favourite kernel the usual suspects. -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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