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Date:      Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:43:41 -0400
From:      "Chuck @ Mantis" <chuck@mantis.biz>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: own kernel vs. update
Message-ID:  <559D452D.4040203@mantis.biz>
In-Reply-To: <1436286035.549129.317483193.2DD044D1@webmail.messagingengine.com>
References:  <20150707172116.2aa2d38a@jive.levalinux.org> <1436286035.549129.317483193.2DD044D1@webmail.messagingengine.com>

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On 7/7/2015 12:20 PM, Mark Felder wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015, at 10:21, Lev wrote:
>> So, I built my own kernel to have OSS4 support. Then I updated the base
>> system to p14, and I saw that the kernel and zfs.ko and ufs.ko is
>> overwritten in /boot/kernel.
>>
>> Is this okay? How can I prevent upgrades to overwrite my own kernel?
>>
>> Sahll I recompile my kernel? If the source is not updated, why the
>> binary modules?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Levente
>>
> When I do this I like to install my kernel to a custom directory
>
> make installkernel KERNCONF=whatever KODIR=/boot/foo
>
> Now the kernel goes into /boot/foo
>
> You can ensure the system uses this kernel at boot by putting
> kernel="foo" in /boot/loader.conf
>
> You can also put kernels="foo,bar,baz" in loader.conf if you want the
> boot menu to have those kernels listed as options.
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any reason this step shouldn't be in the handbook under making your own 
kernel?  seems like a smart move having:

kernel="foo,generic"








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