Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 03:07:40 -0500 (EST) From: Johnny J Chin <jjchin@onesimus.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/support.html (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.961125030628.5690A-100000@jtnet.com>
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Maybe somewhere in the README or the documentation, there should be included information on how to get updated kernel sources more easily. In other words, something like being able to FTP it (see below). ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 14:21:50 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: jjchin@onesimus.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/support.html > > Is there anywhere I can download the kernel source like I can for Linux? > Basically all the necessary source files in one tar file? > I'm looking to upgrade to 2.1.6 but I don't want to have to buy another > copy of FreeBSD on CD. Thanks. > Try ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src and do a: get sys.tar.gz This will get the current kernel tree (about 6 or so meg)... If you forage around a bit, you can also find the 2.2-ALPHA and 2.1.6 stuff also... John dyson@freebsd.org
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