Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 09:21:30 -0800 (PST) From: -Vince- <vince@apollo.COSC.GOV> To: Stefan Esser <se@zpr.uni-koeln.de> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -current kernel problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960109092008.2232B-100000@apollo.COSC.GOV> In-Reply-To: <199601091408.AA02718@Sysiphos>
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On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Stefan Esser wrote: > On Jan 8, 16:34, -Vince- wrote: > } Subject: Re: -current kernel problems > } On Sun, 7 Jan 1996, Stefan Esser wrote: > > } > - Did you manage to install a more recent kernel ? > } > } Yep and it is working now... > > Fine! Thanks! > } > - Do you use any LKM's ? > } > (A make world might fail to rebuild a LKM, and > } > the incompatible LKM from an earlier build might > } > be left alone in /lkm.) > } > } Hmmm, what are LKM's anyways because I had to delete everything > } in /lkm and then rebuild the lkm directory from /usr/src/lkm since it > } seemed like /lkm was all dated the same as the last make world. > > Well, you ALWAYS have to rebuild all LKMs, if any kernel > data structures change! LKMs are Loadable Kernel Mdoules, > i.e. parts of the kernel that can later be loaded into > a running system to extend its functionality. Hmmm, do you have to delete all the LKM's first since it didn't work when I just rebuilt it without deleting it. > I.e. if you don't have NFS compiled into your kernel, then > NFS mounting some remote file system will first load the > NFS LKM (and crash your system, if the two don't match!). > > } > - Can you boot single user (enter "-s" at the "Boot: " > } > prompt, fsck the file systems and mount (r/o) your > } > /var partition ? > } > } Yep, this works fine. There is a problem however when I started up: > } starting local daemons: > } /usr/sbin/ncrcontrol: no symbol "_ncrp" in "/kernel" > } > } Any ideas? > > Yes, and I thought I fixed this a few days ago. > I remember typing the commit message ... > > Somebody made many driver symbols "static" (and this was a > very good thing!), but seems to have missed the fact, that > "nncr" is required for communication between ncrcontrol and > the NCR driver (well, and that was not obvious :) > > Well, I just checked the CVS log, and I remember, that the > commit was interrupted due to a loss of the TELNET connection. > > I'll try the commit later today, again. Now the line quality > is just too bad (tens of seconds delay ... ) Oh okay.... Thanks! Just wanted to let you know =) Cheers, -Vince- vince@COSC.GOV - GUS Mailing Lists Admin - http://www.COSC.GOV/~vince UC Berkeley AstroPhysics - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Board of Advisors Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan/Priscilla Chan Fan Club Mailing Lists Admin
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