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Date:      Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:35:04 -0600
From:      Brian Henning <henninb@gmail.com>
To:        Laurence Sanford <lauasanf@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org>, FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: kernel compile
Message-ID:  <47f8d9310411151235578db80d@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <41990AB3.40508@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org>
References:  <47f8d93104111512242bac1b8d@mail.gmail.com> <41990AB3.40508@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org>

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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:59:47 -0600, Laurence Sanford
<lauasanf@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org> wrote:
> Brian Henning wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >Greetings:
> >
> >what is the process to compile a kernel for a slower machine with a
> >small disk from a faster machine with lots of disk. So far I have
> >created a KERNCONF file for the slow machine. I have done a make
> >buildkernel KERNCONF=SLOW_MACHINE
> >
> >
> The one time I had to do this, I NFS mounted /usr/src from the fast
> machine on the slow machine at the point you're at now, and then on the
> slow machine did make installkernel KERNCONF=SLOW_MACHINE
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 

This is a grand idea the only problem is the SLOW_KERNEL doesn't have
network support until I get the new kernel installed. Any other
thoughts?



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