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Date:      Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:21:24 -0500
From:      "Daryl Chance" <dchance@valuedata.net>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Kernel.GENERIC in FreeBSD 4.1 (creating it)
Message-ID:  <001101c00d26$92a55140$0200000a@development1>
References:  <007101c00d23$35e39e60$0200000a@development1> <39A407F6.27FEEE13@urx.com>

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> > Hi,
> >
> > I just upgraded (all but mergemaster) from 4.0 to 4.0 and
> > noticed the way the kernel is built is a little differnt.
> > I noticed also there is a kernel file and a module directory,
> > along with a kernel.old and a module.old directory.
>
> Don't forget to do a mergemaster after every installworld.

yes, i'm working on mergemaster now, waiting on the boss to go to lunch so
that
theres not much more downtime then need be :).

> > what would be the easiest way to create a kernel.GENERIC
> > and module.GENERIC w/o making generic, installing, installing
> > my cusotom one and copying .old to .GENERIC.  is there a
> > way i can tell it to install as .GENERIC?
>
> I like the old way of building a kernel but it was causing too much
> trouble and now it is gone. I don't thing you need a module.GENERIC.
> The GENERIC just builds more modules. I don't think it builds them
> differently, which is what you would need a module.GENERIC for.

yes, i know...i was wondering the easiest way to do this though...I still
want to incase something F's up and i need to boot generic.
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| Daryl Chance   | I have made this letter longer then |
| Valuedata, LLC | usual because I lacked the time to  |
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