From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 24 01:22:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1130216A407 for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:22:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gary@pattersonsoftware.com) Received: from mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony1.iinet.net.au (ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony1.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.195]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64BAB43D4C for ; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:22:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gary@pattersonsoftware.com) Received: from 203-206-97-36.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO sonic.pattersonsoftware.com) ([203.206.97.36]) by mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony1.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 24 Sep 2006 09:21:59 +0800 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-IronPort-AV: i="4.09,208,1157299200"; d="scan'208"; a="658526525:sNHT18682594" Received: by sonic.pattersonsoftware.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7508A33C28; Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:21:58 +1000 (EST) Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:21:58 +1000 From: Gary Newcombe To: phatfish@gmail.com Message-ID: <20060924012158.GA44535@sonic.pattersonsoftware.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing to a custom location with buildworld/DESTDIR X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:22:02 -0000 On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:08:42 +0100 "Chris" wrote: > I have an encrypted disk setup where i want to install a fresh system using > buildworld/buildkernel on my current install. I looked around and it seems > that the bellow commands should do what i want. But I'm not sure if it is > the best way to do it, or if the procedure is out of date (I'm running 6.1). > cd /usr/src > setenv DESTDIR /mnt/root > make buildworld && make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > cd /usr/src/etc; make distribution Hi Chris, That's all I do, but you'll need to install world and kernel too. Cheers Gary