Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:19:44 -0600 From: Brandon Schneider <brandon.schneider@icloud.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook update section for custom kernel Message-ID: <546D33A0.1050309@icloud.com> In-Reply-To: <20141120081504.4c04d4c0@X220.alogt.com> References: <20141119184230.GA36984@vps.markoturk.info> <20141120081504.4c04d4c0@X220.alogt.com>
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AFAIK the /boot/GENERIC exists so you can use freebsd-update with a custom kernel. Then freebsd-update updates that kernel so you have a bootable system that you can rebuild your custom kernel with. On 11/19/2014 06:15 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:42:30 +0100 > Marko Turk <markoml@markoturk.info> wrote: > >> in handbook, section 24.2.3.1. Custom Kernels with FreeBSD 9.X and >> Later says: >> "Before using freebsd-update, ensure that a copy of the GENERIC kernel >> exists in /boot/GENERIC. If a custom kernel has only been built once, >> the kernel in /boot/kernel.old is the GENERIC kernel. Simply rename >> this directory to /boot/kernel." >> >> Should the last sentence be >> "Simply rename this directory to /boot/GENERIC." >> >> or am I missing something? >> > shouldn't it be /boot/kernel in all cases? I have never seen > a /boot/GENERIC on my machines. Not even after a fresh install. > > Erich > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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