From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 12 18:24:45 2005 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 8631F16A4CE for ; Thu, 12 May 2005 18:24:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cobalt.antimatter.net (cobalt.antimatter.net [69.55.224.239]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47E6043D82 for ; Thu, 12 May 2005 18:24:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glenn@antimatter.net) Received: from glenn-mobile.antimatter.net (cpe-66-27-94-59.san.res.rr.com [66.27.94.59]) (authenticated bits=0)j4CINsG7032556 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Thu, 12 May 2005 11:23:55 -0700 Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.2.20050512112028.03f9ee60@cobalt.antimatter.net> X-Sender: lists@cobalt.antimatter.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.0.6 Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 11:24:15 -0700 To: Mark Probert , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Glenn Dawson In-Reply-To: <200505121115.40610.probertm@acm.org> References: <200505121115.40610.probertm@acm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: Re: Kernel upgrade how-to 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: Thu, 12 May 2005 18:24:45 -0000 At 11:15 AM 5/12/2005, Mark Probert wrote: >Hi .. > >Is there documentation on how to do a kernel upgrade? I am looking at going >from 5.3 to 5.4 and I am pretty sure that steps are: > > (1) upgrade the /usr/src tree > (2) recomple the kernel > (3) install the new kernel > >I am not sure of the best or official way of doing (1). Plus, am I missing >something essential, like support libraries, changes in the boot process, >etc.? Section 19 in the handbook has all the details: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html 19.4 details the process of actually building everything. Additionally, appendix A has details on how to update your source: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html -Glenn >Any help appreciated. > >Regards, > >-- >-mark. (probertm at acm dot org) >_______________________________________________ >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"