Re: what is the process for migrating a pre-built kernel to a new machine?

2006-03-26 Thread Fabian Keil
"Jonathan Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if when you say "copy the kernel", do you just mean the contents > of the /boot/kernel directory, and that's as plain as it is? Or is > there more to it? You should make sure that userland and the new kernel are in sync. > The reason I'm asking,

Re: what is the process for migrating a pre-built kernel to a new machine?

2006-03-26 Thread Jason C. Wells
Jonathan Horne wrote: Can you give me more specifics on exactly what should be moved/copied? I recommend backing up from / on down. As I like to say, "Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." That's my specific answer on what should be moved or copied. Later, Jason ___

RE: what is the process for migrating a pre-built kernel to a new machine?

2006-03-25 Thread Jonathan Horne
riginal Message- From: Jason C. Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:43 PM To: Jonathan Horne; freebsd general questions Subject: Re: what is the process for migrating a pre-built kernel to a new machine? Jonathan Horne wrote: > What if I want to use a kernel

Re: what is the process for migrating a pre-built kernel to a new machine?

2006-03-25 Thread Jason C. Wells
Jonathan Horne wrote: What if I want to use a kernel I compiled on one system, on another system? What is the process to successfully migrate a kernel from one system to another (or back to the same after a disaster recovery)? Just FTP, NFS, or otherwise copy the kernel to the new system and re