Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:42:29 +0100 From: Alexandre <axelbsd@ymail.com> To: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@e-e.com>, Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>, masayoshi <rockstar01@y7mail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update (custom kernel) Message-ID: <CA%2B8gk98oonyiyTFcaMT_OjXdk4i=Qw=1AXOAeP1WXkRAjhUiFw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20111103162654.GD25517@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <1320335356.50710.YahooMailClassic@web122206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <20111103161340.GC25517@eggman.experts-exchange.com> <CAHu1Y71q3vTy6ZHA68mc9hDbc7TqRw%2BbiB_tdwtbNTm8Vn7dxQ@mail.gmail.com> <20111103162654.GD25517@eggman.experts-exchange.com>
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> > > I beg to differ. If you run a kernel called CUSTOM, it won't work. And if > you run a custom kernel called GENERIC, the moment you upgrade, you custom > kernel is no longer custom. > > All of this aside, I would be interested in hearing how you are able to > avoid non-custom updates to your custom kernel when the kernel or os > patches > are distributed by the update servers. > Hi, The freebsd-update tool works fine with GENERIC and CUSTOM kernels. In fact, GENERIC kernel is upgraded during the upgrade step. With a custom kernel, you just have to rebuild it. This tool update by default the source code, the entire base system, and the kernel. Please read the handbook : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
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