Don't top-post, please. Jose Borquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Jose Borquez wrote: > > > I made a standard install of FreeBSD 5.4 with Kern-Developer Full > > binaries and doc, kernel source only. I attempted to compile a custom > > kernel running: > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM Then I get the following error: > > make: don't know how to make buildkernel. Stop > > I run it from the /usr/src/ directory. The /usr/src/ directory is > > empty. Does that mean the source files were not installed? > > Could someone please give me any clues as to what I am missing or have > > done incorrectly? > > The /usr/src/sys directory should contain the kernel source code. Your > claim that the /usr/src directory is empty is strange since you also say > you are compiling a custom kernel. Where is the custom kernel config file > if not under /usr/src/sys//conf?
> The custom kernel config file is in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf I did more > reading from the FreeBSD website handbook and it said if you installed only > the kernel source code that you need to compile the traditional way using: > > /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/config CUSTOM then change to the build directory > > /usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CUSTOM > > then run make depend. > > All of this worked just fine, but now when I run make install I get the > following error message: > You must build a kernel first. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CUSTOM. > # /usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CUSTOM > > What is the problem here? In that directory, I believe you need to run "make" before "make install". _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
