Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:28:23 -0700 From: "Michael Wells" <mwvw@adelphia.net> To: "Andrew Boothman" <andrew@cream.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Kernel Failure Message-ID: <01db01c23454$7f4523d0$0a01a8c0@mswolf> References: <01a801c23447$7c5fca10$0a01a8c0@mswolf> <3D40B2B5.5020304@cream.org>
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> Michael Wells wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I am getting a bunch of link errors when I try > >and rebuild my kernel. I just did cvsup and a > >make build/install world and was trying to rebuild the kernel > >as suggested. I didn't make any changes to > >the kernel but it started complaining about things > >it never had before. It was complaining about devices > >that didn't exist on my system (raid stuff) so I removed > >them. The build seems to go fine until link time. > >I am attaching the link part of the output. If any > >one has ideas I would appreciate your input greatly! > > > > This kind of problem is exactly why it is generally recommened that you > buildworld and buildkernel before installkernel-ing and installworld-ing > and finally mergemaster. It sound like your system is currently running > a mismatched kernel and world? This is often the cause of problems. My > preferred order is > > make buildworld > make buildkernel > make installkernel > reboot into single-user (ensure new kernel boots correctly) > make installworld > mergemaster > reboot > > Anyway, with reguard to your spacific problem - you don't tell us what > version of FreeBSD you cvsuped to? If it is a development branch > (-current or -stable) then those lists are likely to have the best > people to answer your question. If it is a -RELEASE then you clearly > have something else going on.... > > Andrew. > Yikes, I made a really stupid mistake. My Cvsup file had the 4_5 tag instead of the 4_6! Crossing my fingers and hoping I can pull out of this one. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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