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From: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: kern/21051: Updating 4.1-RELEASE to -current fails because
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The following reply was made to PR kern/21051; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/21051: Updating 4.1-RELEASE to -current fails because
 document is insufficient
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:16:53 +0900

 > While updating 4.1-RELEASE to -current according to '/usr/src/UPDATING',
 > I got following message in 'make installkernel ...':
 >   You must activate /boot/device.hints in loader.conf.
 
 In src/UPDATING, you can find:
 
 20000825:
         /boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
         succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
         into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
         into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
         if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
         you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
         messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
         kernel.
 
 I think 5-current user *must* read src/UPDATING before doing
 anything.  Is it not sufficient description for you?  If not, what's
 missing?
 
 -- -
 Makoto `MAR' Matsushita

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