Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:30:41 +0100 From: Pieter de Goeje <pieter@degoeje.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: hxc@planet.nl Subject: Re: No matter what I try I can't get Nvidia 3d acceleration to work. Please help! Message-ID: <200703132230.41857.pieter@degoeje.nl> In-Reply-To: <45F713C2.3080809@planet.nl> References: <45F541F3.5040309@planet.nl> <45F70F97.9020300@hier7.com> <45F713C2.3080809@planet.nl>
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On Tuesday 13 March 2007 22:12, hxc@planet.nl wrote: > Chris Slothouber wrote: > > What version of FreeBSD are you currently running. > > > > Check out the FreeBSD Handbook for step-by-step instructions for > > synchronizing your source and building an updated kernel and userland. > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.ht > >ml > > > > hxc@planet.nl wrote: > >> Pieter de Goeje wrote: > >> (snip) > >> fps :-( . Maybe it is an idea to upgrade the kernel? I searched for a > >> good howto but couldn't find anything useful. Who knows a link with > >> more information about this? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Is the only possible to upgrade the kernel by upgrading FreeBSD as a > whole? For now if I understand the total upgrading idea. I would like to > keep FreeBSD stable. in order to upgrade the kernel I need to: Yes the steps below do exactly that: upgrade everything, including the kernel. > > 1 Use the cvsup program (gotta figure how yet) Use something like the following as "supfile": --- cut ---- *default host=cvsup.nl.freebsd.org *default base=/var/db *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6 *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress src-all ---- cut ---- then run: # csup -g -L 2 supfile For more information: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html > 2 Rebuilding world: > read /usr/src/UPDATING > > # make buildworld > # make buildkernel > # make installkernel You can specify KERNCONF=MYKERNEL here, if you want to build a custom kernel. > # reboot > > single user mode > # mergemaster -p > # make installworld > # mergemaster mergemaster -U will save you some time here... > # reboot Correct. > # cd /usr/src > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > # make installkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL Not necessary (already done above). By the way specify MYKERNEL without any '/' signs. > > > /Darn this looks pretty complicated :-P Good Luck!
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