Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 23:42:11 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: kientzle@acm.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, peter@wemm.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: you need to install a new kernel before an installworld. Message-ID: <20021026.234211.117680655.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org> References: <bulk.15293.20021025234418@hub.freebsd.org> <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org>
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Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> writes:
: 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.
Are you sure you need new bootblocks? I've not had issues and am
pretty careless about when I do installworld vs installkernel.
You need them for the 4.x -> 5.0 upgrade, but I didn't think you've
needed new ones for a long time now.
Warner
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