Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:28:18 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /boot is full after running "make installkernel" on FreeBSD 8.0 Message-ID: <20100701192818.GE19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <44mxub6msq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <AANLkTil7rb8_YNbGPfwsNt1_Zn4hdOr9hTpGwVwTEbrF@mail.gmail.com> <20100701185723.GD19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <44mxub6msq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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--5xSkJheCpeK0RUEJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Jul 01 15:10, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> writes: >=20 > > I've experienced the same thing on amd64 -- the default partition size > > for root is too small. Rather than going to the trouble of correcting > > it, I just 'rm -r /boot/kernel.old' when it fails and then redo 'make > > installkernel', and all seems OK. >=20 > That's a little dangerous, because you're deleting your last known-good > kernel. I'd feel better about recommending just removing the > unnecessary kernel modules (which for a lot of people, is all of them). > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Could you expand on that? I'd prefer a less risky option, especially because I always get this paralyzing fear that I'll accidentally hit Enter after I've typed 'rm -r /' --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com --5xSkJheCpeK0RUEJ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMLOxSAAoJEIpckszW26+RvYEH/3Akmr3EdEkOljpyca5YNxVM voZubzrKgtNLRaAS52SkGhkxHJm7+Jvla7MrXjaefOZY+sS3tl0o+wW1B2pid2v1 8x/g0HXXaW9Y+P4X05Km7pq+9xpSYhPkHZIb7ccisAqWdjq/ShbO8kfcmIkC1qMM kL18aKrX4m97z8ud1cnGJOsu1N8PDoYXpMWx6oXtAvoQf6IdAdz+vrPVXMMAW5hM 0MDl+nO+0EmrQPFrN6nxkctGX7p08QlWTiHk//9STU1l56dT6chp3DEPqTqu9TfT L1x12h0GPrHpwnkTXVvr03WkEzSLO/vJs6cYZq9P1eE/qYrue7mO1sagB1oYpis= =Oj/k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5xSkJheCpeK0RUEJ--
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