Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:23:22 -0700 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installkernel on small disk Message-ID: <4990E51A.6060104@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090209232815.GD95274@obspm.fr> References: <20090206202032.GB76165@obspm.fr> <498E9D26.3090804@gmail.com> <20090209232815.GD95274@obspm.fr>
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Albert Shih wrote: > Le 08/02/2009 à 01:51:50-0700, Tim Judd a écrit > >> Albert Shih wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I've two servers (in fact guest in vmware) on don't have enought disk space >>> to make buildkernel (or world). >>> >>> For the world freebsd-update can work. But for the kernel I've my own >>> kernel. >>> >>> So if I compile the kernel on the other server how can I put it on the >>> first ? >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >> With an NFS mount, with sneakernet, or scp. >> On the machine with enough disk space: >> make buildkernel installkernel DESTDIR=/nfsmount KERNCONF=otherkernel >> #hackish and i'd be worried of this. It will force a backup of the >> running kernel to the remote /boot/kernel.old >> >> I'd recommend: >> make buildkernel installkernel DESTDIR=/tmp KERNCONF=otherkernel >> tar -czf /tmp/otherkernel.tgz /tmp/boot/kernel >> # bring the otherkernel.tgz file to the machine, maybe by usb stick, >> and extract. don't forget to tar -xz*p*f (permissions) >> > > Thanks. > > But in that case why I can't just do > > cd /boot > tar czvf some_place/kernel.tgz kernel > > and just transfert the kernel.tgz and make the tar xpf ? > That is what I have above, commented out as another option. > >> How thin on disk space are you? >> > > 2 Go for everything.... But I can mount by NFS more space (very more). > > Thanks for the answer. > > Regards. >
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