Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:15:22 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Peter Kurpis <kurpis@gte.net> Cc: Bigwillie <mvanberk@optonline.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't rebuild GENERIC Message-ID: <39D4B20A.39F50544@urx.com> References: <005301c0292d$dd600ae0$52bd0a3f@dale2>
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Peter Kurpis wrote: > > >At 02:16 AM 9/28/00 , you wrote: > >>Hi, I am trying to reconfigure my kernel on version 4.1 > >>(having installed all sources from the CDROM). I > >>followed the instructions in the online Handbook. > >> > >>I had problems, so I took a step back and tried rebuilding > >>GENERIC: > > > >If I understand you correctly, to reconfigure the kernel you > >cp GENERIC <any file name in caps> > >configure your new file the way you want > >/usr/sbin/config <any file name in caps> > >cd ../../compile/<any file name in caps> > >make clean > >make depend > >make > >make install > >reboot > > > >Good Luck > > Thanks, I know that's the procedure in 3.x, and in Greg Lehey's > book, but the online handbook that comes with 4.1 seems to > have a different procedure, namely, > > cp GENERIC FOO > ...then configure FOO however I want... > cd /usr/src > make buildkernel KERNEL=GENERIC 2>&1 >/tmp/make.log > > I'm confused. Will the old procedure work? The buildkernel option won't work unless you have populated /usr/obj by a "make buildworld" first. The config and make depend way may not work after a cvsup. Once you have a new userland and kernel installed, the config and make depend will work. Kent > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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