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Date:      19 Jan 2005 16:01:55 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "b1smooth@yahoo.com" <b1smooth@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: moving a custom kernel to another machine ?
Message-ID:  <444qhdnnek.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050118162912.23971.qmail@web80502.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20050118162912.23971.qmail@web80502.mail.yahoo.com>

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"b1smooth@yahoo.com" <b1smooth@yahoo.com> writes:

> I have compiled a FreeBSD custom kernel for a pc98
> arch laptop on my i686 box. I was wondering how I
> could actually transfer the kernel to floppy so I can
> load it into my laptop. I tried to copy the kernel
> folder but it's full of symlinks and doesn't produce
> an actual kernel for me. is there anyone here who has
> experience with cross compiling kernels that can help
> me? I already did make and make depend...of course I
> can't install it on my i386 box because the
> architecture is totally different.
> 
> How do I migrate the kernel ??

A quick look at the Makefiles makes me think that setting the DESTDIR
variable (and then installing to a staging area) might work.

In a somewhat similar situation, I use the network and an NFS mount...

-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/



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