Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:21:24 -0500 From: "Daryl Chance" <dchance@valuedata.net> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Kernel.GENERIC in FreeBSD 4.1 (creating it) Message-ID: <001101c00d26$92a55140$0200000a@development1> References: <007101c00d23$35e39e60$0200000a@development1> <39A407F6.27FEEE13@urx.com>
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> > Hi, > > > > I just upgraded (all but mergemaster) from 4.0 to 4.0 and > > noticed the way the kernel is built is a little differnt. > > I noticed also there is a kernel file and a module directory, > > along with a kernel.old and a module.old directory. > > Don't forget to do a mergemaster after every installworld. yes, i'm working on mergemaster now, waiting on the boss to go to lunch so that theres not much more downtime then need be :). > > what would be the easiest way to create a kernel.GENERIC > > and module.GENERIC w/o making generic, installing, installing > > my cusotom one and copying .old to .GENERIC. is there a > > way i can tell it to install as .GENERIC? > > I like the old way of building a kernel but it was causing too much > trouble and now it is gone. I don't thing you need a module.GENERIC. > The GENERIC just builds more modules. I don't think it builds them > differently, which is what you would need a module.GENERIC for. yes, i know...i was wondering the easiest way to do this though...I still want to incase something F's up and i need to boot generic. -------------------------------------------------------- | Daryl Chance | I have made this letter longer then | | Valuedata, LLC | usual because I lacked the time to | | Memphis, TN | make it shorter. -- Blaise Pascal | -------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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