Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:06:34 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: Ricky <delacx86@yahoo.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HOW to boot off the 5.4-Release CD with a different kernel that supports more hardware Message-ID: <20050819090634.32622535@grokwell.org> In-Reply-To: <20050819133937.67913.qmail@web51904.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050819133937.67913.qmail@web51904.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:39:37 -0400 (EDT) Ricky <delacx86@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Hi, > > The default 5.4 kernel does include the MK-III > patches from Soren as the 6.0 default Kernel does. I > have problems installing the 5.4 Release on my system > because I am missing these patches. I have tried > burning a cd while replacing the kernel with a > recompiled one but apparently the mfsroot.flp is not > well updated against the new kernel. I am relatively > new to FreeBSD and don`t understand well the exact > booting process even after some readings on forums and > web sites. Could a gentle someone explain how the > modify the original 5.4 Iso and replace the stock > kernel ? > > Thanks in advance for any help regarding this. > > P.S. > > If I am not in the right mailing-list for this or if > question is of too low degree, please simply disregard > the post. Would making a "release" from STABLE or CURRENT branches solve your problem? I've never done it with FreeBSD; but I found the following documentation, which may be helpful: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/release-build.html Good luck, Andrew Gould
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