Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:52:43 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: you need to install a new kernel before an installworld. Message-ID: <20021026185243.GA29008@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org> References: <bulk.15293.20021025234418@hub.freebsd.org> <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org>
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 11:42:02AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Peter Wemm wrote: > > >'make installworld' without ... a new kernel would be rather messy. > > >... a reminder of the sequence is probably in order: > > buildworld > > buildkernel > > installkernel > > reboot > > installworld > > reboot > > > This _does_not_work_ because 'installkernel' does > not update the bootblocks. It should. Otherwise, > 'installkernel' is not filling it's contract: it is > not ensuring that the next boot uses the new kernel. It works fine if you are already running 5.x with the newer bootblocks. You should only have to do the bootblock update once. -- Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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