Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 16:43:19 +0100 (BST) From: james <jamesp@hisser.org> To: Brent Bailey <misterb@bmyster.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld help!!?!?!?!! Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304011642320.7960-100000@greebo.hisser.org> In-Reply-To: <1110.66.63.99.171.1049210790.squirrel@bmyster.com>
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Hi Brent What happens when you use ps or w - file not found? or another error? Also, you may need to build a new kernel (make buildkernel && make installkernel) . Cheers James On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Brent Bailey wrote: > Hello, Im running a FBSD 4.5 machine DUEL CPU 450 w/ 512 MB ram . Anywho > ..i tried to CVSUP to the latest stable release , seems the CVSUP went > well ...ANYWHO my problem after all was said and done was that i cant do a > "ps -ax" or "w" or "top" > this is the procedure i did with no good results: > > make a backup of etc > cp -Rp /etc /etc.old > > in a prebuild world environment > # /usr/sbin/mergemaster -p -v > > # cd /usr/obj > # chflags -R noschg * > # rm -rf * > > Compile the sources: > > # cd /usr/src > # make buildworld <-- this failed the first time something to do with > sendmail ..so i removed freebsd.mc * from the > /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/refuse file so it would ignore sendmail > then did a "cleandir" and then redid CVSUP and then redid > make buildworld > > > Compile and install the new kernel: > > # cd /usr/src > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=LOQTIS-SMP-1 <-- this failed to saying it > couldnt make LOQTIS-SMP-1 although it said it made the GENERIC kern. go > figure > At this point i didnt know what to do ...so i just continued > i rebooted into single user mode and ran: > > #make installworld <-- no errors > > #/usr/sbin/mergemaster -v <-- from what i understand if you select "d" > it deletes the temporary file, if you select "i" it installes the new > version of the file. what i did was any file that I knew to be modified > by me i did a "d" to keep my original file and the rest that i knew wasnt > modified by me ...i chose "i" to install the new version. > then I did > # cd /usr/src/release/sysinstall > # make clean > # make all install > > when i rebooted i ran into the problem of not being able to do a > "ps -ax" or a "w" ... i know this means that the make buildworld didnt > work or at least a part of it didnt work right. > Please ..any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated ..as a note > i did this same procedure on another non-production FBSD 4.5 box with no > issues. also ..i have tape backup of the whole system so if all else fails > i can go back ..but id rather not concidering the recent expoits found in > certain ports im running.Figures huh... > > Thank you > Brent > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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