From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 23 17:39:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3B9B16A4CE for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:39:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail6.speakeasy.net (mail6.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D8CE43D6A for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:39:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from curtis@npc-usa.com) Received: (qmail 27882 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2004 17:39:54 -0000 Received: from dsl017-040-162.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO crab.npc-usa.com) ([69.17.40.162]) (envelope-sender ) by mail6.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 23 Aug 2004 17:39:54 -0000 Received: from [10.0.1.12] (OSX [10.0.1.12]) by crab.npc-usa.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id R2R8ZVFP; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:39:37 -0700 In-Reply-To: <62076.66.171.170.97.1093133170.squirrel@66.171.170.97> References: <41269A7D.4040807@daleco.biz> <44pt5l2e1y.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <62076.66.171.170.97.1093133170.squirrel@66.171.170.97> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <70B0638E-F52B-11D8-8159-000393934006@npc-usa.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Curtis Vaughan Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:39:53 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: Lowell Gilbert Subject: Salvageable? (Was Re: make installworld error) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:39:55 -0000 So, could someone tell me if my system is salvageable or not and what I need to do? Or, should I just start over? Curtis On 21 Aug, 2004, at 17:06, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > So, it is my understanding that I did in fact do things right (or that > is > to say that The Complete FreeBSD had the right directions. But that > something else went wrong. > > BTW, I installed 4.8 from scratch. Then spent a couple of days > preparing > to do a cvsup making sure that I set everything up right (sources: > Complete FreeBSD, freebsd.org, and this list. > > Then I did the cvsup. Everything else I've already written about in a > previous letter. > > Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that booting into an old kernel is an > option. I have looked at the files on my system and there is no > kernel.old or anything like it. There is only a kernel directory under > the > /boot/ directory. > > What information do I need to provide to perhaps salvage this system? > And what steps did I possibly miss? > > Curtis > >> "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." writes: >> >>> Yup. Go back to the top --- I missed where >>> in your list of steps you actually *installed* >>> the new kernel... >> >> That would be where he said: >> >>>> make kernel >> >> which is equivalent to "make buildkernel installkernel". >> >> It doesn't explain quite what's happening here, though -- and he >> didn't even *hint* at such basic clues as what version he was updating >> from or to (there may be extra steps for large updating jumps). >> >> Booting the old kernel is certainly worth a try before starting over, >> though; the system is quite likely to be salvageable. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"