Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 02:38:08 +0100 From: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: Phil Kernick <Phil@Kernick.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compiling a New Kernel Message-ID: <3DA77D00.14B04026@ntlworld.com> References: <006801c27102$7a170f00$3264a8c0@BONG> <20021011085546.GA43708@xor.obsecurity.org> <008601c27106$300ee460$3264a8c0@BONG> <20021011233745.GA20065@phat.za.net> <3DA77491.6030801@Kernick.org>
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Phil Kernick wrote: > > Aragon Gouveia wrote: > > Ideally you should build, install, and boot your new kernel before > > installing your new world. If your new kernel fails to boot for whatever > > reason, you can easily boot the old kernel and have a fully functional > > system again. If you installworld before verifying your new kernel, you > > could run into worse problems if your new kernel doesn't load and you > > have to boot the old kernel with your new world. > > The only problem that I have with this approach, is that I keep all of my > source on a vinum raid-5 volume. If I reboot before doing a make > installworld, then there is always the possibility that with the new kernel > and the old world I may not be able to mount the volume. So I always shutdown > but *not* reboot before doing the installworld. > > Phil. > > -- > _-_|\ Phil Kernick E-Mail: Phil@Kernick.org > / \ ROTFL Enterprises Mobile: 041 61 ROTFL > \_.-*_/ > v Humourist, satirist, and probably a few more 'ists to boot! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message It's early in the morning here :), but if the mount fails, you reboot and load kernel.old. At which point you should be able to mount your source. -- ian j hart To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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