Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 09:01:20 -0600 From: "WolfRyder" <wolfryder@qwest.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030125085409.00a86950@pop.omah.uswest.net> In-Reply-To: <DAV70nevYJvSnvPWc7w00002ea8@hotmail.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124090552.00a85270@pop.omah.uswest.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20030124111748.00ae8360@pop.omah.uswest.net>
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Kenzo, Thanks for the link! I used the instructions (which are very good, btw) and still (for the 3rd time) had it lose the tty terminals. I was so frustrated I was yelling and swearing and finally turned the computer off and went to read a book. My spouse, out of the kindness of his heart, turned it back on and discovered the mergemaster didn't merge the files correctly. I'm sure it was something I did wrong because I still don't quite understand when you should merge files, use the old or replace with the new . He fixed it (a matter of running mergemaster and fixing the 2 things that didn't merge right) and I now have a working bsd machine. On to installing and setting up apache/php/mysql. Wolf At 11:50 AM 1/24/03 -0600, Kenzo wrote: >This is the steps I follow when making world. >http://www.techgodz.com/freebsd/docs/Upgrade/MakeWorld-current.txt > >Works for me everytime. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "WolfRyder" <wolfryder@qwest.net> >To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org> >Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:32 AM >Subject: Re: Okay, what am I doing wrong here > > > > > > > > Hey all...I'm a real newbie and am trying to install FreeBSD on my >server. > > > > I've made 2 installs, which go well, then I makeworld, recompile the > > > kernel > > > > and buildworld install and run the mergmanager, just like it says to >do in > > > > chapter 21. Follow it step by step... > > > > > > I think you got it wrong. The steps are: > > > > > > make buildworld > > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > > shutdown now > > > fsck -p > > > mount -u / > > > mount -a -t ufs > > > swapon -a > > > make installworld > > > mergemaster -yourswitches > > > reboot > > > > > > I govern a few machines none of which is very busy, and always > > > short-circuit the sequence to: > > > > > > make buildworld > > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > > make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_CONFIG_FILE > > > make installworld > > > mergemaster -si > > > reboot > > Yes, that's what I did...in my frustration I shortened words...I'm > > sorry...only thing I did differently in the last "short-circuit" sequence > > is the handbook said to run mergemaster before make buildworld and I >didn't > > do the -si after the second mergemaster. I still lost the getty tty > > terminal windows. > > > > pre-I updated the src and ports to sync the source, as per chapter 21.3 > > > > 1.ran mergemanager as per chapter 21.4.3 Updating the files in /etc > > 2.shutdown now (single user mode) > > 3.make buildworld > > 4.make buildkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > > 5.make installkernel KERNCONF=MY_CONFIG > > 6.single-usermode again (shutdown now) > > 7.make installworld > > 8.mergemaster > > 9.reboot > > > > I've just completed my 3rd reinstall and I'm gonna go through the steps > > without installing any software. just bare-bones, and see if I can get it > > to work. Use GENERIC (again) and try not to throw my computer out the >window. > > > > frustrated, > > Carol > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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