From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Mon Oct 5 12:49:57 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 310BD9B585C; Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dru@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 22318680; Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dru@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id t95CnvSD019404; Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:57 GMT (envelope-from dru@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id t95CnubG019403; Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:57 GMT (envelope-from dru@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201510051249.t95CnubG019403@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: dru set sender to dru@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Dru Lavigne Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:49:56 +0000 (UTC) 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 X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:49:57 -0000 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. Always keep a copy of the GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. It will be helpful in diagnosing a variety of problems and in - performing version upgrades. Refer to either or for + performing version upgrades. Refer to for instructions on how to get a copy of the GENERIC kernel. @@ -383,9 +382,8 @@ Uninstalling updates... done. If the system is running a custom kernel, make sure that a copy of the GENERIC kernel exists in /boot/GENERIC before starting the - upgrade. Refer to either or for + upgrade. Refer to for instructions on how to get a copy of the GENERIC kernel. @@ -548,47 +546,6 @@ before running "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update needs /boot/GENERIC to exist. - - Custom Kernels with &os; 8.X - - On an &os; 8.X system, the instructions for - obtaining or building a GENERIC kernel - differ slightly. - - Assuming physical access to the machine is possible, a - copy of the GENERIC kernel can be - installed from the installation media using the following - commands: - - &prompt.root; mount /cdrom -&prompt.root; cd /cdrom/X.Y-RELEASE/kernels -&prompt.root; ./install.sh GENERIC - - Replace X.Y-RELEASE - with the version of the release being used. The - GENERIC kernel will be installed in - /boot/GENERIC by default. - - To instead build the GENERIC kernel - from source: - - &prompt.root; cd /usr/src -&prompt.root; env DESTDIR=/boot/GENERIC make kernel __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null SRCCONF=/dev/null -&prompt.root; mv /boot/GENERIC/boot/kernel/* /boot/GENERIC -&prompt.root; rm -rf /boot/GENERIC/boot - - For this kernel to be picked up as - GENERIC by - freebsd-update, the - GENERIC configuration file must not - have been modified in any way. It is also suggested that it - is built without any other special options. - - Rebooting into the GENERIC kernel - is not required. - - Upgrading Packages After a Major Version Upgrade