Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:35:58 -0800 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@ferrarishields.com> To: "'Erich Dollansky'" <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>, "'Marko Turk'" <markoml@markoturk.info> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Handbook update section for custom kernel Message-ID: <033101d00459$f41b61a0$dc5224e0$@ferrarishields.com> In-Reply-To: <20141120081504.4c04d4c0@X220.alogt.com> References: <20141119184230.GA36984@vps.markoturk.info> <20141120081504.4c04d4c0@X220.alogt.com>
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> > Hi, > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:42:30 +0100 > Marko Turk <markoml@markoturk.info> wrote: > > > in handbook, section 24.2.3.1. Custom Kernels with FreeBSD 9.X and > > Later says: > > "Before using freebsd-update, ensure that a copy of the GENERIC kernel > > exists in /boot/GENERIC. If a custom kernel has only been built once, > > the kernel in /boot/kernel.old is the GENERIC kernel. Simply rename > > this directory to /boot/kernel." > > > > Should the last sentence be > > "Simply rename this directory to /boot/GENERIC." > > > > or am I missing something? > > > shouldn't it be /boot/kernel in all cases? I have never seen a /boot/GENERIC on > my machines. Not even after a fresh install. > > Erich Mark, is correct. Your newnly-built custom kernel is /boot/kernel. mv'ing /boot/kernel.old to /boot/kernel will overwrite the newly built custom kernel with the old GENERIC kernel. Instead, rename /boot/kernel.old to /boot/GENERIC (I use /boot/kernel.GENERIC) to preserve the old GENERIC kernel... Remember, this applies to the first time you build your custom kernel. After subsequent kernel builds, /boot/kernel.old will be your old custom kernel. Don't overwrite your saved GENERIC kernel with an old custom kernel! -Dan
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