On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 08:15:36AM -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
> I am upgrading my laptop from 3.4 STABEL to 4.0 STABLE.
>
> Installed .0 ELEASSE from the CD, cvsuped REL_ENG4. did a "make world"
> and the system panics on boot :-(
>
> I geuss I tried to shortcut something here. Normally I do the
> following:
>
> 1. Install (CD or ftp).
> 2. Build custom kernel (mostly striping out unused stuff).
> 3. cvsup.
> 4. make world
> 5. make kernel again
> 6. reboot.
This seems to be correct. Do not forget to run 'mergemaster' after you
finished the make world though. It comes in handy.
> Is this the procedure I should have followed here?
>
> Also, I am confused about making a kenrel in 4.x in 3.x I was able to:
>
> 1. cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
> 2. create config file.
> 3. config COFIG_FILE
> 4. cd ../../CONFIG_FILE/compile
> 5. make depend
=> 5.5 make (I presume you just forgot this.)
> 6. make install
>
> This does not seem to be the documented procedure for 4.x, but it
> appears as though the documented procedure does this, but has more "by
> hand" steps in it.
>
> What is the correct procedure for making a kernel in 4.x?
It is the one you just enumerated above, with the one difference I noted.
If you are sure you followed all instructions, maybe you could post sepcifics
about that 'panics on boot' thing, and we may be able to help you.
--
Regards:
Szilveszter ADAM
Szeged University
Szeged Hungary
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