Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:17:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dmesg: magic number incorrect Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211416420.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <36038AB6.43EB4D5F@ukonline.co.uk>
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On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Christopher Raven wrote: > Hi, > > It seems I have managed to break something again. > After rebuilding the kernel I have been getting > the above error at boot time, and also if typed at > console after boot: > > #dmesg: magic number incorrect > > Ok, this is what I think I did: - After upgrading > from 2.2.6 to 2.2.7 (been running fine) I tried to > add SYSVEM to the kernel so I could run "Wine". > However, I rebuilt from my original 2.2.6 kernel > and not the new Generic kernel (with hindsight > this was maybe not such a bright thing to do). > > Assuming this is what "broke" dmesg, could I > simply recompile from the Generic 2.2.7 kernel to > fix it? Or do I need to rebuild dmesg (and > anything else that might have been affected) and / > or also rebuild 2.2.7 kernel? Rebuild dmesg. Remember: NEVER NEVER NEVER upgrade just the kernel!! you must match the userland binaries to the version of the kernel you'reusing. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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