From owner-freebsd-small Mon Jun 18 1: 3:39 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from jake.akitanet.co.uk (jake.akitanet.co.uk [212.1.130.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 043C437B401 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 01:03:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from paul@akita.co.uk) Received: from dsl-212-135-208-194.dsl.easynet.co.uk ([212.135.208.194] helo=foo.akitanet.co.uk) by jake.akitanet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.13 #3) id 15Bu0O-0008AM-00 for freebsd-small@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:03:28 +0100 Received: from paul by foo.akitanet.co.uk with local (Exim 3.22 #2) id 15Btzn-0000OI-00 for freebsd-small@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:02:51 +0100 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:02:51 +0100 From: Paul Robinson To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: Possible entry in the FAQ? Message-ID: <20010618090251.A23043@akita.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i X-Scanner: exiscan *15Bu0O-0008AM-00*$AK$OZ0uBXC68erwYEEu/3AhX0* Sender: owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This might get asked frequently, if it hasn't already, but after a whole weekend of problems, here is an answer that seems to work: Q: I can't get the install floppy to build with 4.3-RELEASE. It complains about stupid options in the kernel config file, but even once those are fixed, it's still all broken and I get errors about 'cp' syntax near the end of the build. A: The install floppy is broken. I looked for every reference of cp in the whole thing, and couldn't find the error. My experiences of trying to fix the install floppy were frustrating to say the least. Do this instead (but only if you know what you're doing): cd /usr/src/release/picobsd cp -R dial myinstall # (note, dial is just my choice. Others may work) cp -R install/floppy.tree myinstall/ cd build ./picobsd and build myinstall. Trust me, this is a whole lot easier. Of course, it's wrong, and it has the potential to break all sorts of things, but as the starting point, it's the only way I've even got a build of a floppy with the doinstall and other tools for installs so far. ;-) Just thought I'd hand something back... -- Paul Robinson - Technical Director .---------------------------------------- PO Box 604, Manchester, M60 3PR | A computer lets you make more mistakes T: +44 (0) 161 228 6388 (F: 6389) | than any other invention, with the http://www.akita.co.uk | possible exceptions of handguns and paul@akita.co.uk | Tequila -- Mitch Ratcliffe `--- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message