Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 21:52:30 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1 chicken-and-egg kernel situation Message-ID: <19990620095533.RNBE404633.mta1-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <199906200718.CAA18281@metis.host4u.net> References: <19990620054042.QEJN404633.mta1-rme@wocker>
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On 20 Jun 99, at 19:18, Dan Langille wrote: > On 20 Jun 99, at 17:37, Dan Langille wrote: > > > On 19 Jun 99, at 21:16, Doug White wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Dan Langille wrote: > > > > > > > And here's the diff which allows the above to be seen during the 3.* > > > > install: > > > > > > > > RCS file: /usr/cvs/src/sys/i386/isa/pcibus.c,v > > > > retrieving revision 1.41 > > > > diff -C2 -r1.41 pcibus.c > > > > *** pcibus.c 1997/12/20 09:04:25 1.41 > > > > --- pcibus.c 1999/06/07 11:58:58 > > > > > > If this has been committed to the 3.X tree, then the snap server at > > > ftp://releng3.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ will be helpful to > > > you. That machine builds a release every day. Otherwise, you'll have > > > to 'make release' or source upgrade yourself. > > > > Thanks. I just checked the latest copy: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/i386/isa/pcibus.c?rev=1.42 > > > > It has not been committed but then I wouldn't expect to be. I'm still > > in my testing stages to make sure it works. I don't think I'll get > > around to that now until next weekend. > > I lied. I've just finished the install. > > On 16 Jun 99, at 10:33, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > What about the "emergency holographic shell" that's created on vty4 (i > > think it's vty4). When the install is complete couldn't you copy the > > kernel from there? > > That worked a treat. Thanks. I'll let the developer know the details. BTW: as a prolog, I have some questions about how I did this kernel replacement. In short I did this: # cd / # chflags noschg kernel # cp kernel kernel.orginal.3.2-RELEASE # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt # cp kernel.gz /mnt # umount /mnt # chflags schg kernel Then I went back to the install script and did an exit. I saw a warning message which was something like "vinvalbuf" and a panic. After the reboot, I saw messages about / not being properly shut down. Another reboot and everything was fine. Did I install this kernel the proper way? What was this "vinvalbuf"? Is the dirty file system related to the panic? How would I avoid that dirty file system? cheers. -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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