> Here I'm very concerned about elf vs. aout or library > incompatibilities. There were also around that time some issues with > the boot sector (?) needing to be marked some special way but I've > forgotten. The ISP is 8 time zones away so I can't fix it if the make > world and new kernel fail. > > What problems can I expect? Suggestions for avoiding them? http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/UPDATING?rev=. Bootblocks and aout-to-elf info is around 19990106 There are some other changes to kernel config (particularly console/keyboard drivers) that may necessitate some changes when you rebuild the kernel (if the box won't run with a generic kernel that is an issue to look at before rather than after). To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
