Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:41:04 -0400 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: freebsd-update + custom kernel
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Hello, Does anyone use freebsd-update with custom kernel? It appears that: a) on FreeBSD 8.x the freebsd-update process will not update /boot/kernel unless it's GENERIC, however b) on FreeBSD 10.x the freebsd-update process will update /boot/kernel even if it's custom to GENERIC I have tested both scenarios (hopefully correctly). My question is 1) why does freebsd-update update custom kernel in /boot/kernel on FreeBSD 10.x, is this by design? (it does give a warning that it will *not* update it because it's custom) 2) why doesn't freebsd-update provide an option to update /usr/src with GENERIC kernel on first freebsd-update install, allowing for custom kernel to be installed, if desired, from updated /usr/src before first reboot is made to load new kernel? (instead it will update /usr/src with world on second call to install) This means that in order to install a custom kernel, you would have to use something like svn to update /usr/src manually, install custom kernel, reboot into new kernel, then run freebsd-update install) At the moment, I don't see a reason why an option could not be provided to update /usr/src with kernel. From the freebsd-update source, it seems very trivial to add, unless I'm overlooking something. Thanks in advance! Simon
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