From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 2 15:25:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62F691065672 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:25:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from caleb.stein@me.com) Received: from asmtpout024.mac.com (asmtpout024.mac.com [17.148.16.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 474778FC14 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:25:00 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from [10.66.180.175] (166-205-142-152.mobile.mymmode.com [166.205.142.152]) by asmtp024.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0L6J009G36T3ZT90@asmtp024.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:24:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1004200000 definitions=main-1008020114 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.0.10011,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2010-08-02_06:2010-08-02, 2010-08-02, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 References: <44tyndt759.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Message-id: From: Caleb Stein To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" In-reply-to: <44tyndt759.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (7E18) Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:24:35 -0700 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: make installworld fails X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:25:00 -0000 On Aug 2, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Caleb Stein writes: > >> I am trying to update my FreeBSD 8.0 to FreeBSD 8.1. Here is the >> order I ran the commands in (all as root): >> >> cd /usr/src >> make buildworld >> make buildkernel >> shutdown now >> make installkernel >> shutdown -r now >> adjkerntz -i >> mount -a -t ufs >> mergemaster -p >> cd /usr/src >> make installworld >> mergemaster >> reboot >> >> But I didn't get to run the last two. When I run make >> installworld, I >> get errors telling me that the filesystem is full. Now, I can assure >> you it is not. Well, basically, what I am asking is why is the >> filesystem full after installing the new kernel? > > The number of kernel modules has been increasing quite quickly, and > modules are installed with the kernel (by default). This has led to > installkernel filling up the root filesystem increasingly often. It > just happened to me yesterday, although in that case snapshots and > four > or five old kernels were part of the problem. > > Are you *sure* that the filesystem isn't full? > Can you show df(1) output? > _______________________________________________ > 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 > " I was wrong, the filesystem was full. I did delete the old kernel modules though, and that fixed the issue.