From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 14 21:24:52 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2D7A16A407 for ; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:24:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pietro.cerutti@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.168]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E2F713C457 for ; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:24:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pietro.cerutti@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id o2so1076958uge for ; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:24:49 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=WluMQNxmuqC9VljUmp1OCJGDfMQBj4Yhzfxbh8kAsbDzSbg/o4Y+PiyOZ1XkPLuP+Qkex9MgfvVe0Zuna+DMP6rzkAbBcLisGp+4KZSETRpw/aJctfRXnQbmTgUYW+vyxL6C3DF4i+sIAga/xiSkj35k86wJEaSeJ2/+7xf2XKk= Received: by 10.67.93.6 with SMTP id v6mr4445040ugl.1168809888827; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:24:48 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.67.23.8 with HTTP; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:24:48 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:24:48 +0100 From: "Pietro Cerutti" To: "Dino Vliet" In-Reply-To: <73161.84816.qm@web51108.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <73161.84816.qm@web51108.mail.yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advice on compiling a new kernel & upgrading to the latest source 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: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:24:52 -0000 On 1/14/07, Dino Vliet wrote: > Hi folks, Hello, > from different sources I have written my steps to > compile a new kernel & upgrade to the latest sources. doesn't /usr/src/UPDATING istn't enough for you? Anyway... > 1.Make sure that the cvsup file (src-supfile) is > adjusted in the right way. > 2.Cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf which contains the file > MYKERNEL > 3.MYKERNEL is then adjusted, if necessary and copied > to root/kernels/MYKERNEL > 4.Copy everything under /etc to /root/etc you don't need it. mergemaster will take care of your /etc directory > 9.make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > 10.Go into single user mode > 11.If the new kernel doesn't boot reboot and hit the > space bar at the boot prompt and boot kernel.old If > the new kernel boots OK mount -a Point 9) won't install a new kernel, just compile it. modify to 9) make kernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > 13.make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL already done at 9) > Thanks inadvanced, > Dino -- Pietro Cerutti ICQ: 117293691 PGP: 0x9571F78E - ASCII Ribbon Campaign - against HTML e-mail and proprietary attachments www.asciiribbon.org