Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 02:31:26 +0100 From: Danny Pansters <danny@ricin.com> To: rfa@msumain.edu.ph Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel compile error Message-ID: <200402290231.26487.danny@ricin.com> In-Reply-To: <3961.203.177.105.178.1078015974.squirrel@bayok.msumain.edu.ph> References: <3961.203.177.105.178.1078015974.squirrel@bayok.msumain.edu.ph>
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On Sunday 29 February 2004 01:52, rfa@msumain.edu.ph wrote: > Im kinda new at this and > > I was compiling my kernel on my Dell Inspiron600m running FreeBSD 5.2 > RELEASE when I just remembered[after taking a nap] that I did > > #make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC If you build your own kernel, you should give it another name than GENERIC (and change ident in your config file). > > and I forgot to edit the /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC file before > running the process. > > anyway, the #make buildkernel completed and i wanted to change the GENERIC > file so i went aroung and commented out all the stuff that i didnt have on > my system and did a #make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC again only to have > errors after about a minute into the process. > > My Questions Are: > Is it wrong to do this process again after a successful #make buildkernel? > If so, what should I do to do it successfully? [should i rm -rf /usr/src > && cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/standard-supfile && make world again?] Never run "make world" literally. Run make buildworld, make kernel, make installworld, mergemaster. > > Or is it possible that my GENERIC file is wrong? Yes, you edited too much out. This is a FAQ: > #device scbus # SCSI bus (required for SCSI) > device umass # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and HTH, Dan
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