On Friday 15 December 2006 16:18, Old Ranger wrote: > On Friday 15 December 2006 18:04, Schmehl, Paul L wrote: > > Please tell me, did I need to specify anything specifically about the > > amd64 architecture when running cvsup? Did I possibly get a GENERIC > > kernel file through cvsup that is not compatible with amd? > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > Sorry for the horrible formatting, but for reasons beyond my control, I > > only have access to Microsoft Outlook right now. It appears no one has > > answered you yet, so, to alleviate your fears, yes, unless you've changed > > the kernel in any way (and it sounds like you haven't), a simple make > > buildkernel and make installkernel should work just fine. Reboot > > afterwards, and you should be running the new kernel. The only reason > > you would *need* to make a change would be if you're running dual > > processors or you need to customize the kernel for performance reasons. > > Otherwise the GENERIC kernel will suffice. > > > > Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Senior Information Security Analyst > > University of Texas at Dallas > > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ > > **** > > Thank you! > Somehow, I got through it today, with SMP working too! > > I had a little problem with mergemaster, after buildworld, which had a > couple of problems that I got around with the make -k argument. > Some things didn't get built. > > > Mergemaster rejected some files - /var/tmp/temproot/etc/rc.d/jail > /var/tmp/temproot/etc/ssh/ssh_config > /var/tmp/temproot/etc/ssh/sshd.config > /var/tmp/temproot/etc/motd > > I elected to "merge by hand", just to coplete the process. > Now I'll have to learn what it means to "merge by hand." > > Thanks to all who responded with advice and insights. > > I have now a working amd64x2 kernel and a partially built, installed, and > merged world. > > There are still some strange messages appearing at boot time. > > That's for another day.
Merge by hand means to go to /usr/src/etc and copy the files you need to /etc then add in any changes by hand. Since you are doing a fresh install, just copy the files to /etc and you should be fine. Beech -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise Travel \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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