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On Tuesday 03 August 2010 12:33:04 David Allen wrote:
> I recently upgraded a system from 8.0 to 8.1.
> 
> I'm now trying to install FreeBSD 8.1 to a second system by performing a
> minimal install, and then NFS mounting /usr/src and /usr/obj from the
> just-upgraded system.
> 
> Simple enough, right?  Well, the installkernel target is bombing out with
> an error each time.  If I install from an 8.1 CD, I get 'ncp.ko not
> found'.  If I install from an 8.0 CD, I get the following:
> 
>   # cd /usr/src
>   # make installkernel
>   ....
>   ==> mxge (install)
>   ===> mxge/mxge (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   if_mxge.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> mxge/mxge_eth_z8e (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   mxge_eth_z8e.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> mxge/mxge_ethp_z8e (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   mxge_ethp_z8e.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> mxge/mxge_rss_eth_z8e (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   mxge_rss_eth_z8e.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> mxge/mxge_rss_ethp_z8e (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   mxge_rss_ethp_z8e.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> my (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   if_my.ko /boot/kernel
>   ===> ncp (install)
>   install -o root -g wheel -m 555   ncp.ko /boot/kernel
>   *** Error code 71
> 
>   Stop in /usr/src/sys/modules/ncp.
>   *** Error code 1
> 
>   Stop in /usr/src/sys/modules.
>   *** Error code 1
> 
>   Stop in /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NOTGENERIC.
>   *** Error code 1
> 
>   Stop in /usr/src.
>   *** Error code 1
> 
>   Stop in /usr/src.
>   (END)
> 
> There is no ncp.ko on the successfully upgraded system.

I suspect /etc/make.conf and/or /etc/src.conf are not identical on both 
machines. Probably you have WITHOUT_IPX only set on the build machine.

- Pieter