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Date:      Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:40:50 +0200
From:      Matthias Fechner <idefix@fechner.net>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Own Install CD with custom kernel
Message-ID:  <20070916094049.GA63915@server.idefix.lan>

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Hi,

I'm working currently on a custom FreeBSD install CD with included I4B.
But I have my problems and every try takes about 8 hours to rebuild
the CDs again so hopefully I'll get some help here to speed it up a
little :)

What I did:
Prepared my environment like (checkout cvs, copy files, created patch
etc. - default FreeBSD CD builds fine)

It seems that sysinstall will not install per default the new kernel.
For a non SMP system (like mine) it is I4B.
So it seems to me that I must change /usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall to
do this. I attached the patch to this email.

cd /usr/src/release
make release CHROOTDIR=/home/storage/ownfreebsd BUILDNAME=FreeBSD-I4B \
CVSROOT=/home/storage/ncvs RELEASETAG=RELENG_6 MAKE_ISOS=1 \
KERNEL_FLAGS=-j4 WORLD_FLAGS=-j4 \
LOCAL_PATCHES=/root/patch.diff PATCH_FLAGS=-p1 \
KERNELS="I4B I4BSMP GENERIC SMP" |tee /root/build.log

Then I execute the make release command and some hours later I got all
the ISO I need to install my new system.

Ok so far so good. Now I booted with the new created ISO and try to
install from it. I checked if the right kernel is select in the
distribution selection and yes that is fine.
But at the installation itself it seems that sysinstall is not copying
the kernel to the right place. I got the following message (debugging
messages in sysinstall are enabled):
DEBUG: installFixupKernel: Install I4B kernel
DEBUG: Executing command 'mv /boot/I4B /boot/kernel'
mv: rename /boot/I4B to /boot/kernel: No such file or directory
DEBUG: Command 'mv /boot/I4B /boot/kernel' ressturns status of 1

I checked now the the installed system and there is absolutly no kernel
installed. (no /boot/GENERIC, no /boot/I4B or anything else)

I'm sure that I must oversaw something in sysinstall to change but I
cannot find it.
What must I change now that sysinstall install my custom kernel?

Thx a lot for help!

Best regards,
Matthias

-- 

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to
produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning." --
Rich Cook

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diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile	2006-03-11 19:52:47.000000000 +0100
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile	2007-09-05 07:38:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../sys/${MACHINE}/conf/SMP)
 CFLAGS+=-DWITH_SMP	
 .endif
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../sys/${MACHINE}/conf/I4B)
+CFLAGS+=-DWITH_I4B	
+.endif
 DPADD+=	${LIBDEVINFO}
 LDADD+=	-ldevinfo
 .endif
diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c	2007-03-30 21:21:56.000000000 +0200
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c	2007-09-06 01:37:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -100,8 +100,16 @@
 static Distribution KernelDistTable[] = {
     DTE_TARBALL("GENERIC",  &KernelDists, KERNEL_GENERIC, "/boot"),
 #ifdef WITH_SMP
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+    DTE_TARBALL("I4BSMP",   &KernelDists, KERNEL_I4BSMP,  "/boot"),
+#else
     DTE_TARBALL("SMP", 	    &KernelDists, KERNEL_SMP,	  "/boot"),
 #endif
+#else
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+    DTE_TARBALL("I4B",  &KernelDists, KERNEL_I4B, "/boot"),
+#endif
+#endif
     DTE_END,
 };
 
@@ -216,11 +224,19 @@
 selectKernel(void)
 {
 #ifdef WITH_SMP
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+    return DIST_KERNEL_I4B;
+#else
     /* select default kernel based on deduced cpu count */
     return NCpus > 1 ? DIST_KERNEL_SMP : DIST_KERNEL_GENERIC;
+#endif
+#else
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+    return DIST_KERNEL_I4B;
 #else
     return DIST_KERNEL_GENERIC;
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 int
diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.h src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.h
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.h	2006-03-11 19:52:47.000000000 +0100
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.h	2007-09-06 01:31:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 /* Subtypes for KERNEL distribution */
 #define DIST_KERNEL_GENERIC	0x00001
 #define DIST_KERNEL_SMP		0x00002
+#define DIST_KERNEL_I4B		0x00004
+#define DIST_KERNEL_I4BSMP	0x00008
 #define DIST_KERNEL_ALL		0xFFFFF
 
 /* Canned distribution sets */
diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c	2006-12-31 19:34:58.000000000 +0100
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.c	2007-09-15 09:27:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -910,13 +910,30 @@
 	 * NB: we assume any existing kernel has been saved
 	 *     already and the /boot/kernel we remove is empty.
 	 */
+	msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Remove /boot/kernel\n");
 	vsystem("rm -rf /boot/kernel");
-#if WITH_SMP
-	if (dists & DIST_KERNEL_SMP)
+
+	msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Checking for SMP and I4B\n");
+	if (dists & DIST_KERNEL_I4BSMP)
+	{
+		msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Install I4BSMP kernel\n");
+		vsystem("mv /boot/I4BSMP /boot/kernel");
+	}
+	else if (dists & DIST_KERNEL_SMP)
+	{
+		msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Install SMP kernel\n");
 		vsystem("mv /boot/SMP /boot/kernel");
+	}
+	else if (dists & DIST_KERNEL_I4B)
+	{
+		msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Install I4B kernel\n");
+		vsystem("mv /boot/I4B /boot/kernel");
+	}
 	else
-#endif
+	{
+		msgDebug("installFixupKernel: Install GENERIC kernel\n");
 		vsystem("mv /boot/GENERIC /boot/kernel");
+	}
     }
     return DITEM_SUCCESS | DITEM_RESTORE;
 }
diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c	2007-05-26 09:31:47.000000000 +0200
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c	2007-09-06 01:38:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -1045,9 +1045,18 @@
       { " GENERIC",	"GENERIC kernel configuration",
 	dmenuFlagCheck,	dmenuSetFlag, NULL, &KernelDists, '[', 'X', ']', DIST_KERNEL_GENERIC },
 #ifdef WITH_SMP
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+      { " I4BSMP",	"I4B symmetric multiprocessor kernel configuration",
+	dmenuFlagCheck,	dmenuSetFlag,	NULL, &KernelDists, '[', 'X', ']', DIST_KERNEL_I4BSMP },
+#else
       { " SMP",		"GENERIC symmetric multiprocessor kernel configuration",
 	dmenuFlagCheck,	dmenuSetFlag,	NULL, &KernelDists, '[', 'X', ']', DIST_KERNEL_SMP },
 #endif
+#endif
+#ifdef WITH_I4B
+      { " I4B",		"I4B kernel configuration",
+	dmenuFlagCheck,	dmenuSetFlag,	NULL, &KernelDists, '[', 'X', ']', DIST_KERNEL_I4B },
+#endif
       { NULL } },
 };
 
diff -Nur src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
--- src.orig/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c	2005-08-17 15:32:29.000000000 +0200
+++ src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c	2007-09-14 08:40:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
     if (!sysctlbyname("debug.boothowto", &boothowto, &i, NULL, 0) &&
         (i == sizeof(boothowto)) && (boothowto & RB_VERBOSE))
 	variable_set2(VAR_DEBUG, "YES", 0);
+    variable_set2(VAR_DEBUG, "YES", 0);
 
     /* Are we running as init? */
     if (getpid() == 1) {

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