From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 12:31:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ACA016A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:31:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from rdsnet.ro (smtp.rdsnet.ro [62.231.74.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F19543D45 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:31:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from itetcu@apropo.ro) Received: (qmail 15676 invoked from network); 26 Dec 2003 20:29:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro) (81.196.25.19) by mail.rdsnet.ro with SMTP; 26 Dec 2003 20:29:00 -0000 Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:29:57 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: jaime@snowmoon.com Message-Id: <20031226222957.1a54f7f7.itetcu@apropo.ro> In-Reply-To: <20031226150729.B79423@malkav.snowmoon.com> References: <20031226143938.H79423@malkav.snowmoon.com> <200312261505.40449.kellers@njit.edu> <20031226150729.B79423@malkav.snowmoon.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.6claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: T Kellers cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uname weirdness after kernel/OS update X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 20:31:32 -0000 On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:11:20 -0500 (EST) jaime@snowmoon.com wrote: > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, T Kellers wrote: > > Did you do a make kernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE, too? > > Yes. I followed the directions in the /usr/src/UPDATING file that > I have followed at least 8 times previously and successfully on this very > same server over the last few years. > > cvsup -g -L 2 stable-supfile (after editing) > cd /usr/src > make buildworld > make buildkernel KERNCONF=ZEUS > make installkernel KERNCONF=ZEUS > reboot (single user) > make installworld > mergemaster > reboot > > I have tried simple kernel recompiles since then. I am currently > in the process of recompiling the entire OS via a third instance of the > above procedure. > > > I have to ask simple questions; the problem, if not simple, is flat-out weird. > > I understand. Its just frustrating. > > Let's start from the other end, though. From where does uname > draw its data? By interogating sysctl's mibs. See uname(3). > With that information, I might be able to track down the > problem. > > Jaime > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user