Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:19:04 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: David LeCount <snailboy1@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Make crashes when installing kernel Message-ID: <20041221231904.GA28236@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20041221230337.49338.qmail@web53910.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041221230337.49338.qmail@web53910.mail.yahoo.com>
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--opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 03:03:37PM -0800, David LeCount wrote: > I just installed FreeBSD 5.0 from cd on a 486 and I'm > trying to update it to 5.3 which is on my better > computer. Following the handbook, I used NFS to mount > /usr/src and /usr/obj from the new machine to the old > one. Then I made buildworld and buildkernel on the new > machine with no problems. Then I went to single-user > mode on the old machine (NFS mounts still valid) and > tried to make installworld. Make immediately crashed, > apparently calling a bad system call. This is expected. You're supposed to install the new kernel before you reboot, or the new userland you install (which relies on system calls in the new kernel) cannot run. This is documented in the upgrading instructions, so I guess you just overlooked it. Kris --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFByK9oWry0BWjoQKURArlmAJ9bdlwFUw+Wh/RJveQVq4tk5zXjewCePz4I Q7fP0PfI9/RFqd+kJQVXWQI= =FvSu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga--
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