Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:07:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Jeff Rogers <jlr@soltec.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions about kernel source installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808061206450.28098-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199808011905.OAA27764@photon.soltec.net>
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On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Jeff Rogers wrote: > I have recently installed version 2.2.6. > > I want to edit my kernel. However, I do not have the directories > /usr/src/sys on my system. I understand this means the source isn't > installed. > > I want to go back & install it. Here's the dilemma. My ATAPI IDE CD > ROM is currently not mountable by FreeBSD. Have we gone through this before? > Can I create a do-able fix by setting my BIOS to boot from the CD ROM > and then choosing a custom installation, choosing to only install the > source? And if so, is there a definite selection I should make, or is > it obvious? I just don't want to trash the now good installation. Yes, go to Configure->Distributions (not Custom). That or copy the src/* files you want to a DOS partition, then mount the DOS partition and copy the files over. > Obviously, my fear is that I might somehow install something that > would wipe out what is okay now, and be left with the only option of > simply fully re-installing from scratch. Barf. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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