Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:54:19 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: Zbigniew Szalbot <zszalbot@gmail.com> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 7.0 > 7.1 update problem Message-ID: <4964B40B.8090409@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <94136a2c0901070530q7f4be8d4t8324a7b412a67d6b@mail.gmail.com> References: <94136a2c0901070456wc30af83oc20b381af57a5351@mail.gmail.com> <4964A864.7070006@gmail.com> <991123400901070523l286765h1c000dbc1562ca3@mail.gmail.com> <94136a2c0901070530q7f4be8d4t8324a7b412a67d6b@mail.gmail.com>
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Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > First of all - thank you Manolis! > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 14:23, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I don't use freebsd-update myself. I still use csup and the long procedure, >> but I have a question on the GENERIC kernel. You say he does not need to >> recompile anything? Does that mean freebsd-update pulls in a new GENERIC >> kernel based on the latest source tree? >> > > Based on what I have NOW read :) (but should have studied ealier), I > do not think I need to compile a generic kernel. > > "If the system was running with a custom kernel, use the nextboot(8) > command to set the kernel for the next boot to /boot/GENERIC (which > was updated):" > > I hope I am not wrong again... > > Thanks! > > If you had a /boot/GENERIC directory, then it was upgraded. If not, and you already compiled a kernel yourself before the second freebsd-update install you still have a 7.0 kernel. But after you run freebsd-update install for the second time the sources are updated anyway, so you can build the kernel of your choice
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