Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r47504 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge Message-ID: <201510051249.t95CnubG019403@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Mon Oct 5 12:49:56 2015 New Revision: 47504 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47504 Log: Remove section and references to 8.x kernel config. At some point, it will make sense to remove 9.x from sub-chapter title. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Mon Oct 5 12:45:39 2015 (r47503) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Mon Oct 5 12:49:56 2015 (r47504) @@ -336,9 +336,8 @@ Uninstalling updates... done.</screen> <para>Always keep a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel in <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename>. It will be helpful in diagnosing a variety of problems and in - performing version upgrades. Refer to either <xref - linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> or <xref - linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x"/> for + performing version upgrades. Refer to <xref + linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> for instructions on how to get a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para> </note> @@ -383,9 +382,8 @@ Uninstalling updates... done.</screen> <para>If the system is running a custom kernel, make sure that a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel exists in <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> before starting the - upgrade. Refer to either <xref - linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> or <xref - linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x"/> for + upgrade. Refer to <xref + linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> for instructions on how to get a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para> </note> @@ -548,47 +546,6 @@ before running "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update needs <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> to exist.</para> </sect3> - <sect3 xml:id="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x"> - <title>Custom Kernels with &os; 8.X</title> - - <para>On an &os; 8.X system, the instructions for - obtaining or building a <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel - differ slightly.</para> - - <para>Assuming physical access to the machine is possible, a - copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel can be - installed from the installation media using the following - commands:</para> - - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /cdrom</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /cdrom/<replaceable>X.Y-RELEASE</replaceable>/kernels</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>./install.sh GENERIC</userinput></screen> - - <para>Replace <filename - ><replaceable>X.Y-RELEASE</replaceable></filename> - with the version of the release being used. The - <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel will be installed in - <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> by default.</para> - - <para>To instead build the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel - from source:</para> - - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/src</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>env DESTDIR=/boot/GENERIC make kernel __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null SRCCONF=/dev/null</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>mv /boot/GENERIC/boot/kernel/* /boot/GENERIC</userinput> -&prompt.root; <userinput>rm -rf /boot/GENERIC/boot</userinput></screen> - - <para>For this kernel to be picked up as - <filename>GENERIC</filename> by - <command>freebsd-update</command>, the - <filename>GENERIC</filename> configuration file must not - have been modified in any way. It is also suggested that it - is built without any other special options.</para> - - <para>Rebooting into the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel - is not required.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 xml:id="freebsdupdate-portsrebuild"> <title>Upgrading Packages After a Major Version Upgrade</title>
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