Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 14:57:31 +0200 From: Szilveszter Adam <sziszi@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu> To: FreeBSD Stable List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 4.0 RELEASE -> 4.0 STABLE = panic! Message-ID: <20000620145731.A4100@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu> In-Reply-To: <200006201215.FAA07518@netcom.com>; from stanb@netcom.com on Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 08:15:36AM -0400 References: <200006201215.FAA07518@netcom.com>
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On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 08:15:36AM -0400, Stan Brown wrote: > I am upgrading my laptop from 3.4 STABEL to 4.0 STABLE. > > Installed .0 ELEASSE from the CD, cvsuped REL_ENG4. did a "make world" > and the system panics on boot :-( > > I geuss I tried to shortcut something here. Normally I do the > following: > > 1. Install (CD or ftp). > 2. Build custom kernel (mostly striping out unused stuff). > 3. cvsup. > 4. make world > 5. make kernel again > 6. reboot. This seems to be correct. Do not forget to run 'mergemaster' after you finished the make world though. It comes in handy. > Is this the procedure I should have followed here? > > Also, I am confused about making a kenrel in 4.x in 3.x I was able to: > > 1. cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf > 2. create config file. > 3. config COFIG_FILE > 4. cd ../../CONFIG_FILE/compile > 5. make depend => 5.5 make (I presume you just forgot this.) > 6. make install > > This does not seem to be the documented procedure for 4.x, but it > appears as though the documented procedure does this, but has more "by > hand" steps in it. > > What is the correct procedure for making a kernel in 4.x? It is the one you just enumerated above, with the one difference I noted. If you are sure you followed all instructions, maybe you could post sepcifics about that 'panics on boot' thing, and we may be able to help you. -- Regards: Szilveszter ADAM Szeged University Szeged Hungary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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