Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:53:19 -0700 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: Linnea Forslund <supermoccine@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i get stuck installing kernel Message-ID: <435E710F.9080201@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <cadcd740510251031s2cf1fdfdt388738254b7a9268@mail.gmail.com> References: <cadcd740510241518n4410f12fn9377d70f9c84b35b@mail.gmail.com> <cadcd740510241531va9d6e4eo87c6f78790b3afcd@mail.gmail.com> <cadcd740510241532i7dd44534o7543fe2552483589@mail.gmail.com> <4B5BF078-F130-4519-BF94-508BB99C15A6@secure-computing.net> <cadcd740510241559s3c2fcd71xbc7eb35e8a4d53ad@mail.gmail.com> <D32A4E90-2D3F-4328-90B9-1E3455DF4453@secure-computing.net> <cadcd740510241614j7aebc16bm1e867d69be71b34d@mail.gmail.com> <435D8938.7020702@ywave.com> <cadcd740510250954q34e4726p40bdf1051428af55@mail.gmail.com> <435E66B4.9030705@ywave.com> <cadcd740510251031s2cf1fdfdt388738254b7a9268@mail.gmail.com>
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Linnea Forslund wrote: > On 10/25/05, Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> wrote: > >>Linnea Forslund wrote: >> >>>On 10/25/05, Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Linnea Forslund wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>On 10/25/05, Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>On Oct 24, 2005, at 5:59 PM, Linnea Forslund wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>But there is nothing in there >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>cd /usr/src/ssys >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>/usr/src/ssys: No such file or directory. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Install cvsup. Create a cvsup file to fetch the entire source tree. >>>>>>cvsup your source tree. >>>>>> >>>>>>see what happens. >>>>>>_______________________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Ok, I'll try that tomorrow after som sleep and some animating. If you >>>>>could explain it a bit more I would be happy-happy ^^ >>>>> >>>>>Night, >>>>> >>>>>Linnea >>>> >>>>Check out >>>>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html and >>> >>> >>>If I'm going to create a supfile as it says in the handbook, where do >>>i write? In an xterm just as it is? Do I include the "*"? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html >>>>note: you probably don't want cutting edge, but that's where the >>>>general procedure for cvsupping and compiling your system is. >>>> >>>>HTH, >>>>Micah >>>> >> >>Checkout >>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html >>partway down the page it directs you to some standard sup files on your >>computer. Copy one to a convenient folder and edit it (I believe it has >>some "change mes" in it). As for an editor, try edit (should've been >>installed with the system). It's not the nicest editor, but it'll do. >>Also, doing a site:freebsd.org search from google will probably turn up >>many helpful pages. >> > > > Ok, this feels a bit silly to ask, but what would be a convenient > folder? Should I move it later? Does it matter where i have it when i > run it later? I have mine in /root It really doesn't matter where you place it because you will specify the name on the cvsup command line (something like cvsup /root/my-supfile). The only reason to copy it somewhere is so that you still have the original in case something goes wrong. Later, Micah
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