Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:32:09 +0930 From: Phil Kernick <Phil@Kernick.org> To: Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net> Cc: Jamie Heckford <jamie@jamiesdomain.org.uk>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compiling a New Kernel Message-ID: <3DA77491.6030801@Kernick.org> References: <006801c27102$7a170f00$3264a8c0@BONG> <20021011085546.GA43708@xor.obsecurity.org> <008601c27106$300ee460$3264a8c0@BONG> <20021011233745.GA20065@phat.za.net>
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Aragon Gouveia wrote:
> Ideally you should build, install, and boot your new kernel before
> installing your new world. If your new kernel fails to boot for whatever
> reason, you can easily boot the old kernel and have a fully functional
> system again. If you installworld before verifying your new kernel, you
> could run into worse problems if your new kernel doesn't load and you
> have to boot the old kernel with your new world.
The only problem that I have with this approach, is that I keep all of my
source on a vinum raid-5 volume. If I reboot before doing a make
installworld, then there is always the possibility that with the new kernel
and the old world I may not be able to mount the volume. So I always shutdown
but *not* reboot before doing the installworld.
Phil.
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