Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 23:42:11 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: kientzle@acm.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, peter@wemm.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: you need to install a new kernel before an installworld. Message-ID: <20021026.234211.117680655.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org> References: <bulk.15293.20021025234418@hub.freebsd.org> <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org>
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In message: <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org> Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> writes: : Peter Wemm wrote: : : > 'make installworld' without ... a new kernel would be rather messy. : : > ... a reminder of the sequence is probably in order: : > buildworld : > buildkernel : > installkernel : > reboot : > installworld : > reboot : : : This _does_not_work_ because 'installkernel' does : not update the bootblocks. It should. Otherwise, : 'installkernel' is not filling it's contract: it is : not ensuring that the next boot uses the new kernel. Are you sure you need new bootblocks? I've not had issues and am pretty careless about when I do installworld vs installkernel. You need them for the 4.x -> 5.0 upgrade, but I didn't think you've needed new ones for a long time now. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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