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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