Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 15:30:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Peter Karlsson <dat95pkn@mds.mdh.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Still having problems with FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807201528310.16885-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.00L.9807170126530.194-100000@dat95pkn.campus.mdh.s e>
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On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Peter Karlsson wrote: > DW> 1. Restart and type "1:wd(0,a)/kernel" at the Boot: prompt to start > DW> the system. > > That didn't work, I had to use "1:wd(2,a)/kernel" to boot it (took some > trial and error...) Oh, phooey ... I just submitted a FAQ update with the wrong string :-( > DW> a. Change the 'config' line to read: > DW> config kernel root on wd2 > > I changed this, but it still won't boot unless I enter the "1:wd..." stuff > above at boot time (yes, I did install the new kernel). Also, when booting > with the fresh kernel, I lost my keyboard mapping. Isn't is stored in a > startup script like in Slackware Linux (there I change it in > /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap)? Installing a new kernel shouldn't change it, should > it? Yes, run echo "1:wd(2,a)/kernel" > /boot.config to save it. > DW> Install the new kernel and you're set to go. If you don't know how to build > DW> a kernel, see the FreeBSD Handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook. > > Configuring the kernel via the configuration file isn't that easy, is there > a menu system available (a'la Linux' "make menuconfig" (hope you don't kill > me for comparing to Linux, but that's the only Unix system besides FreeBSD > that I've been able to install on my machine, Solaris crashed halfway > through the installation, and nobody I know have AIX available :-) )), or is > it supposed to be for "real hackers" only? Absolutely not. Editing the config file is easier than it looks. See http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html if you need a guide. Tomorrow there will be a FAQ entry on this that shows you what lines you need to modify. > Another question; is it normal for FreeBSD to crash (it panicked and tried > to sync the disks, but failed) when trying to mount an improper partition? I > tried to mount one of my FAT partitions, but since I didn't know exactly how > FreeBSD counts the partitions, I accidently entered what I guess was either > my BootManager partition, or the extended partition. When I did that, > everything froze, and then it panicked with "cannot allocate memory", or > something similar... Sometimes. If you try to mount a parition twice it gets pretty angry. I haven't had this happen personally however. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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