Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:17:16 -0800 (PST) From: David LeCount <snailboy1@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Make crashes when installing kernel Message-ID: <20041222011716.81123.qmail@web53907.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20041221231904.GA28236@xor.obsecurity.org>
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If you're meaning the make in /usr/obj, yes I can understand that one not working. However, it does not explain why the one already installed crashes. That is the old one which came with 5.0-RELEASE. --- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > 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 > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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