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Date:      Sun, 02 Jun 2002 06:48:09 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        kenshi@linuxorbit.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Kernel errors
Message-ID:  <3CFA2219.3020804@owt.com>
References:  <3CFA1E5A.5020302@linuxorbit.com> <3CFA210C.9040208@owt.com>

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Kent Stewart wrote:

> 
> 
> David LeCount wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for your replies. I'm keeping up with the stable branch. I do 
>> cvsups every few weeks. I've looked through the handbook several 
>> times, including just before my first message, and didn't see anything 
>> about the old method being discontinued. It simply says that you 
>> should only use the new method after a cvsup. If it is, however, then 
>> that would explain this problem. But it seems like things I change in 
>> the config file don't get compiled into the kernel with a make 
>> buildkernel. For instance, mount_smbfs complains that it can't find 
>> any /dev/nsmb* files, which there aren't and MAKEDEV won't make them, 
>> yet I have all the options that I'm supposed to in the kernel 
>> according to all the documents I've read. I've also had other various 
>> problems which could be related. I've been looking in all different 
>> angles and haven't come up with anything yet. I can't solve the 
>> problem because I'm not even sure exactly what's causing it. Thanks 
>> again.
>>
> 
> 
> Do you have a
> 
> KERNCONF=KENSHI
> 
> 
> in /etc/make.conf. Otherwise you have to use
> 
> 
> make buildworld KERNCONF=KENSHI

Oops        ^^^^^   kernel

I use a logging script and don't type these commands by hand.

Kent


> 
> The config method is still supported after you have done an 
> installworld. You can force your way into a really bad situation if you 
> do the installworld first.
> 
> Are you cvsuping src-all?
> 
> 
> Kent


-- 
Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html


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