Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:17:07 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: Michael Wells <mwvw@adelphia.net> Cc: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel Failure Message-ID: <3D41A033.4050109@owt.com> References: <00b001c234c9$af0d4af0$0a01a8c0@mswolf>
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Michael Wells wrote: >>>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. >> >> > Well I am not having an easy time with this one. I am following the "What > is something > goes wrong" section of the handbook. I cusp's my files with the correct > tag, > but I wonder if it's to late? unnamed -a reports Frees 4.6 #4, but this was > after > I made build after cvsuping the wrong files (4_5). I am currently not able > to build with the "correct" source. It seems to be failing in the modules > section > particularly Pam_ssh. I say seems because I tried to capture the output but > it was huge and wouldn't save. (there is a command that will only write the > last number of lines you specify, but I don't know it at the moment). Well > I am > determined to rescue this system just because I think it's a good exercise. > I am > not particularly worried about the data (why I don't have a backup) as it's > only > been up a week anyways. Anyone have some ideas? THANKS!! If you are still getting the same failure messages, you have commented too much out in your kernel config file. Check options like scbus and da. Kent > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > . > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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