Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:24:11 +0100 From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: building the 5.1 kernel Message-ID: <20040901122411.GA20341@lb.tenfour> In-Reply-To: <20040901115914.GA54320@internode.com.au> References: <0B2F477E-FC0C-11D8-A8E5-000A958B36E0@dragoweb.com> <20040901115914.GA54320@internode.com.au>
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* Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au> [0959 12:59]: > On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 07:42:46AM -0400, Andrew said: > > I am trying to rebuild the 5.1 kernel. Using the Freebsd handbook as a > > guide. > > > > I am running freebsd 5.1 and as fyi have been building suse and redhat > > kernels for a while without problems. But this is my first time > > building the freebsd kernel) > > > > This is what I did. > > > > cd /sys/i386/conf > > config GENERIC <-- no changes to the file then per the results of config > > If no changes were made you don't need to recompile your kernel. Not true - what if there is a bugfix to an existing driver? > > cd ../compile/GENERIC > > then > > > > make depend > > > > then > > > > make > > All this stuff is not the right way around, at least for FreeBSD, and it > looks like you're running MiniBSD(?) of which I know nothing ;) No, that should still work - that's all the make buildkernel wrappers do. I'd try deleting the ../compile/GENERIC directory, and rebuilding . -- Tax reform means "Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree." -- Russell Long Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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