Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:58:11 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /boot is full after running "make installkernel" on FreeBSD 8.0 Message-ID: <44eifn6kks.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20100701192818.GE19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> (Chip Camden's message of "Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:28:18 -0700") References: <AANLkTil7rb8_YNbGPfwsNt1_Zn4hdOr9hTpGwVwTEbrF@mail.gmail.com> <20100701185723.GD19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <44mxub6msq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20100701192818.GE19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> writes: > On Jul 01 15:10, Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> writes: >> >> > I've experienced the same thing on amd64 -- the default partition size >> > for root is too small. Rather than going to the trouble of correcting >> > it, I just 'rm -r /boot/kernel.old' when it fails and then redo 'make >> > installkernel', and all seems OK. >> >> That's a little dangerous, because you're deleting your last known-good >> kernel. I'd feel better about recommending just removing the >> unnecessary kernel modules (which for a lot of people, is all of them). > > Could you expand on that? I'd prefer a less risky option, especially > because I always get this paralyzing fear that I'll accidentally hit > Enter after I've typed 'rm -r /' A healthy fear, indeed. For one thing, I'd certainly rather have someone do "rm /boot/kernel.old/*.ko" than "rm -r /boot/kernel.old". Being even more selective is an obvious extension...
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