Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:16:45 -0400 From: "Todd Robinson" <todd_robinson@webpath.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: compile kernel - copy it to another machine? Message-ID: <017f01c26c92$fb61a260$24475292@east.frontiercorp.com> References: <20021005101617.2e469ec2.nkinkade@dsl-only.net>
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I've been able to do it with the default Generic Kernel in an emergency, but not otherwise...didn't even try it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Kinkade" <nkinkade@dsl-only.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:16 PM Subject: compile kernel - copy it to another machine? > Will it work to compile a kernel on one machine and then copy/boot that > kernel on another machine with different hardware? I've been trying to > do this, but I can't get the kernel to boot on the machine to which it > was copied. I've made sure that the kernel config file is crafted > specifically to the hardware of the machine to which I am copying it. I > would like to do this because one of my machines is many orders faster > than the other and can compile a kernel in a matter of a few minutes, > whereas the other machine (a P166) might take an hour. I have found a > few pages where people talk of this, but no specific caveats or > examples. Does anyone have any input on this? > > Thanks, > Nathan > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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