From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Jan 24 9:50: 7 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 651CC37B401 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:50:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (dav70.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.162.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E136C43F65 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:50:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kenzo_chin@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:50:04 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [209.187.233.156] From: "Kenzo" To: References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124111748.00ae8360@pop.omah.uswest.net> Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:50:04 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Jan 2003 17:50:04.0726 (UTC) FILETIME=[06AB3560:01C2C3D1] Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is the steps I follow when making world. http://www.techgodz.com/freebsd/docs/Upgrade/MakeWorld-current.txt Works for me everytime. ----- Original Message ----- From: "WolfRyder" To: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here > > > > Hey all...I'm a real newbie and am trying to install FreeBSD on my server. > > > I've made 2 installs, which go well, then I makeworld, recompile the > > kernel > > > and buildworld install and run the mergmanager, just like it says to do in > > > chapter 21. Follow it step by step... > > > > I think you got it wrong. The steps are: > > > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > shutdown now > > fsck -p > > mount -u / > > mount -a -t ufs > > swapon -a > > make installworld > > mergemaster -yourswitches > > reboot > > > > I govern a few machines none of which is very busy, and always > > short-circuit the sequence to: > > > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > make installworld > > mergemaster -si > > reboot > Yes, that's what I did...in my frustration I shortened words...I'm > sorry...only thing I did differently in the last "short-circuit" sequence > is the handbook said to run mergemaster before make buildworld and I didn't > do the -si after the second mergemaster. I still lost the getty tty > terminal windows. > > pre-I updated the src and ports to sync the source, as per chapter 21.3 > > 1.ran mergemanager as per chapter 21.4.3 Updating the files in /etc > 2.shutdown now (single user mode) > 3.make buildworld > 4.make buildkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > 5.make installkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > 6.single-usermode again (shutdown now) > 7.make installworld > 8.mergemaster > 9.reboot > > I've just completed my 3rd reinstall and I'm gonna go through the steps > without installing any software. just bare-bones, and see if I can get it > to work. Use GENERIC (again) and try not to throw my computer out the window. > > frustrated, > Carol > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message