Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:00:46 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question Message-ID: <20110520180046.7680609e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=mJ__7LTXviovFEwn4VG=0O%2Bf1WA@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTiki_yzeYNGVsSunk0H6j0EY%2BAb2Zg@mail.gmail.com> <20110504142626.539c2b6f@scorpio> <BANLkTime92wrMOUhESWVRpLjHGCd9Sc9RA@mail.gmail.com> <4DC1CA49.8060801@onetel.com> <20110504181106.4ea5b8e7@scorpio> <BANLkTi=frhi1=bg-hPvMkcbagf8EXv8YgA@mail.gmail.com> <20110519224049.a97c15fa.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTik58N1KhzXTR_B0UPPdrA0%2BfeS4aQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110519230402.faa010bd.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTi=m86B_N9D_uYvDubxzFC_z_kkieQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110520161857.55b4cc8c.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTimSwsDFkYZUkBs46VJThddyq-jWVQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110520172345.6e2f3ec6.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTi=mJ__7LTXviovFEwn4VG=0O%2Bf1WA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 20 May 2011 11:36:37 -0400, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > I will modify my kernel config to reflect that change and I was going to > make a backup ... I'm using the same config from 7.x, only slightly modified > to reflect this machine, that said, how do I clobber the current kernel and > not back it up when I install the new one? I think / should have enough space for installing a new kernel without debugging symbols, I assume it will require 50 MB max, and if we assume that the current GENERIC kernel will be kept as a backup, you should be fine. Coming back to your initial partitioning data, Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s1a 496M 328M 128M 72% / indicates that you have 128 MB free, so it should work. In case "make installkernel" will fail due to capacity reasons, you can easily switch back to the backup kernel, and maybe you find some stuff you can safely delete from the / partition (e. g. check /root). Also, read /usr/src/Makefile's comment header about the recommended procedure for updating the system. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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