Do you have any need for a custom kernel? What isn't working with the
one you installed in the snapshot?

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 3:07 PM, jordon <open...@sirjorj.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 9, 2013, at 11:40, Remco <re...@d-compu.dyndns.org> wrote:
>>
>> jordon wrote:
>>
>>> Every time I have installed the arm7 port on my BBB, fetched latest, and
>>> built, I end up with a device with no network connectivity.  Any input on
>>> how to build this would be most welcome.  An updated snapshot would be
>>> welcome as well!
>>>
>>> Jordon
>>
>> You may be running into this:
>> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html#20131031
>>
>> 2013/10/31 - new routing message version
>> To convert the route expire time to 64 bit, it was necessary to change the
>> routing message structure. Make sure that you boot a new kernel before
>> replacing the user land programs.
>> A small compatibility layer allows to configure addresses with old ifconfig
>> and new kernel. Old route get also works in this setup. Old dhclient with new
>> kernel assigns the address but hangs. Make sure to reboot your machine
>> sucessfully during transition.
>>
>>
>> I'm experiencing the dhclient hang, after DHCPACK, since I didn't update
>> userland (yet). Cancelling (^C) it during boot and statically configuring the
>> network interface seems to work though.
>
> I don't think that's it.  After building and installing kernel and userland 
> from latest source, and rebooting, there is no longer a network device in 
> ifconfig.  The Ethernet device is gone.
>
> I could try it again this evening, or at least start - it takes a couple days 
> to build the userland.  You're saying reboot after installing new kernel but 
> before building new userland?

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