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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:07:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Jeff Rogers <jlr@soltec.net>
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Subject: Re: Questions about kernel source installation
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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


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