From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 20:11:43 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C7C7CBCA for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:11:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from st11p00mm-asmtp003.mac.com (st11p00mm-asmtp003.mac.com [17.172.81.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 999B868F for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:11:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (66-188-152-20.dhcp.stcd.mn.charter.com [66.188.152.20]) by st11p00mm-asmtp003.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.33.0 64bit (built Aug 27 2014)) with ESMTPSA id <0NFC005NZQN9SE40@st11p00mm-asmtp003.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 20 Nov 2014 19:11:36 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.13.68,1.0.28,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-11-20_08:2014-11-20,2014-11-20,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=15 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1408290000 definitions=main-1411200152 Message-id: <546E3CE5.7070808@icloud.com> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:11:33 -0600 From: Brandon Schneider User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: Erich Dollansky , Dan O'Connor Subject: Re: Handbook update section for custom kernel References: <20141119184230.GA36984@vps.markoturk.info> <20141120081504.4c04d4c0@X220.alogt.com> <033101d00459$f41b61a0$dc5224e0$@ferrarishields.com> <20141120184241.6310a3c5@X220.alogt.com> In-reply-to: <20141120184241.6310a3c5@X220.alogt.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: 'Marko Turk' , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:11:43 -0000 Erich, you create the /boot/GENERIC. On 11/20/2014 04:42 AM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:35:58 -0800 > "Dan O'Connor" wrote: > >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:42:30 +0100 >>> Marko Turk 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 >> >> > what program creates /boot/GENERIC then? > > Erich > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"