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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:52:43 -0700
From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org>
Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>
Subject: Re: HEADS UP: you need to install a new kernel before an installworld.
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 11:42:02AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Peter Wemm wrote:
> 
> >'make installworld' without ... a new kernel would be rather messy.
> 
> >... a reminder of the sequence is probably in order:
> > buildworld
> > buildkernel
> > installkernel
> > reboot
> > installworld
> > reboot
> 
> 
> This _does_not_work_ because 'installkernel' does
> not update the bootblocks.  It should.  Otherwise,
> 'installkernel' is not filling it's contract: it is
> not ensuring that the next boot uses the new kernel.

It works fine if you are already running 5.x with
the newer bootblocks.  You should only have to
do the bootblock update once.

-- 
Steve

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