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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:39:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org>
To: Charlie ROOT <root@asuka.naviservers.net>
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Subject: Re: MAKEDEV Error
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Charlie ROOT wrote:

>   I got the following error:
>
> cd /dev && /bin/sh MAKEDEV all
> MAKEDEV: arith: syntax error: "<garbage text I cant copy and paste>"

ok.

> Any ideas, I'm affraid to restart in fear that not all DEVS were created
> and the machine wont come back up.  It is a production server at a remote
> location.

as root:
	cp /usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV /usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV.local /dev
	sh /dev/MAKEDEV all

if that doesn't work, you have other problems.

generally, for a remote machine you should upgrade the kernel, then
buildworld, installworld, then makedev. most character devices will
recover just fine if they're not really upgraded untill after the new
kernel's installed. this gives you the opertunity to back out of your
changes before they're permanent.

so, basically:

	cd /usr/src/sys/$ARCH/conf
	config GENERIC
	cd ../../compile/GENERIC
	make depend
	make
	make install
	make clean

	reboot

	cd /usr/src
	make buildworld
	make installworld

	reboot

	mergemaster

	reboot

you don't have to follow this exactly; for example, i do the buildworld
first, then compile and install the new kernel. i also avoid that amount
of reboots out of habit.


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