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This is a discussion on Re: freebsd-update ignores /boot/kernel/kernel sometimes!? - FreeBSD ; You (Andy Hilker) wrote: > Hi, > > i have a strange thing here, maybe someone can give me a hint. > > Somehow freebsd-update find /boot/kernel/kernel on some servers and > patches it and on others not. Both kernels ...


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Old 03-01-2007, 10:57 AM
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Default Re: freebsd-update ignores /boot/kernel/kernel sometimes!?

You (Andy Hilker) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i have a strange thing here, maybe someone can give me a hint.
>
> Somehow freebsd-update find /boot/kernel/kernel on some servers and
> patches it and on others not. Both kernels are installed from CD
> (GENERIC).
>
> On those servers where it does not display /boot/kernel/kernel,
> i can fix this by creating a symlink: ln -s /boot/kernel /boot/GENERIC
> Then it will display and patch /boot/GENERIC/kernel. Other ways
> to fix it is nextboot or kernel variable in /boot/loader.conf, but
> i do not want a workaround on some servers. Any idea why this can
> happen?
>
> Maybe it is related to the way how the "broken" kernel has been installed:
>
> >From RELEASE CD:

> cd kernels
> ./install.sh GENERIC
> mv /boot/GENERIC /boot/kernel


Additional info:
it seems that all machines where it does not work, have an SMP-GENERIC
(i386) installed.

bye,
Andy
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