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Date:      Fri, 5 Sep 2014 22:51:01 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
To:        Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: "make installworld" commands used to generate manifest for makefs?
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On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru> wrote:

> 03.09.2014 21:01, Nenhum_de_Nos =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:
> >
> >
> > On September 3, 2014 12:02:24 PM GMT-03:00, Boris Samorodov <
> bsam@passap.ru> wrote:
> >> 28.08.2014 23:02, Craig Rodrigues =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:
> >>
> >>> I did this:
> >>>
> >>> make -DDB_FROM_SRC -DNO_ROOT installkernel DESTDIR=3D/tmp/test4
> >>> make -DDB_FROM_SRC -DNO_ROOT installworld DESTDIR=3D/tmp/test4
> >>> make -DDB_FROM_SRC -DNO_ROOT distribution DESTDIR=3D/tmp/test4
> >>>
> >>> /tmp/test4/METALOG was created, but it did not seem to have
> >>> /boot/kernel/kernel or
> >>> any kernel modules.  Is that expected?
> >>
> >> For a new installation "installworld" should be done first (it creates
> >> the needed directory infrastructure). And then one may do
> >> "installkernel".
> >
> > As I read from so much time ago to install first kernel, starting from
> which FreeBSD version I should change?
>
> It seems to be true for ages. Take a look at /usr/src/Makefile,
> section "To cross-install current onto a separate partition".
>
> --
> WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam)
> FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
>

Please understand that this is true when doing a cross-install where a
system with the required directory structure to install a kernel is not yet
present. It is not true when updating a system on which is existing FreeBSD
is running. When updating a system from sources, you should always
installkernel first and then reboot to make sure you have a working kernel
before installworld blows away the tools needed to fix a kernel problem.
--
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com



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