Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:57:40 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call to delay EOL of 11.x -> Re: OS to replace FreeBSD Message-ID: <20210320135740.c10f4d671d34ce6590527eb6@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20210320093304.00001e37@seibercom.net> References: <NGCSlp5NzhdwJNGCUlpzqu@videotron.ca> <5743CB5D-338C-4609-8E89-396440926CEC@videotron.ca> <20210319110001.00000bf8@seibercom.net> <4602cbad-bf26-18d1-83e6-cba9627787d8@johnea.net> <90FEC704-1764-43E7-BEFA-C9481CF14714@kreme.com> <CAAQ96DyS5HOxkE77eoCNPo6O4mEWahhg-PWY=y8M_vdU_kpuMQ@mail.gmail.com> <20210320083808.00000cb1@seibercom.net> <CAAQ96DwosgKxnbU=itPRWfmAjhzHcoSbRonq8_B24=xAo9MrxA@mail.gmail.com> <20210320093304.00001e37@seibercom.net>
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:33:04 -0400 Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > I CANNOT install it, Perhaps I am misunderstanding the situation. AIUI the install completes it is just that the default console is spammed by error messages so you can't see the login prompt (it is actually possible to log in and work under these conditions but it is hideous to do). Fortunately there is a better option, there are several active virtual consoles available by hitting Alt-F<n> simply switch to one of those, log in and proceed as normal. > so I am unsure of how to build a custom kernel. > Then, assuming I could build a custom kernel, I would not be able to > use the "freebsd update" utility. Of course you can use freebsd-update with a custom kernel, I do it all the time. It just adds the extra step of compiling your custom kernel before rebooting after the update. My usual sequence for this is: freebsd-update fetch freebsd-update install cd /usr/src make kernel reboot NB: make kernel works because I have kernconf set in /etc/make.conf to the name of my custom kernel config. > So, to put it in the vernacular, > "I am fucked if I do, and fucked if I don't". Nope, you just have to understand how to get yourself out of the hole. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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