Where do I purchace an unlock code to build a custom kernel?

Alfred Perlstein bright at mu.org
Sat Nov 24 07:49:34 UTC 2012


hrm..

Isn't k7 i386?

-alfred


On 11/23/12 11:23 PM, Chris H wrote:
> Sorry, that _should_ have read:
> RELENG_8
>
>> Greetings,
>>   I've been running a RELENG_* box for some time now. I recently slipped the
>> same CD into an older AMD k7 box, and performed an install && cvsup.
>> I then promptly cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf && cp GENERIC CUSTOM.
>> edited CUSTOM to taste, cd /usr/src && make buildworld; wait _hours_.
>> Then performed:
>> make buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM
>> which produced
>> ERROR: Missing kernel configuration files.
>>
>> Stop in /usr/src.
>> *** Error code 1
>>
>> Stop in /usr/src.
>>
>> Looks like I got bit by:
>> 20100502:
>>          The config(8) command has been updated to maintain compatibility
>>          with config files from 8.0-RELEASE.  You will need a new version
>>          of config to build kernels (this version can be used from 8.0-RELEASE
>>          forward).  The buildworld target will generate it, so following
>>          the instructions in this file for updating will work glitch-free.
>>          Merely doing a make buildkernel without first doing a make buildworld
>>          (or kernel-toolchain), or attempting to build a kernel using
>>          traidtional methods will generate a config version warning, indicating
>>          you should update.
>>
>> So I performed: make kernel-toolchain, and tried again. STILL no joy.
>>
>> So I tried:
>> To build a kernel
>>          -----------------
>>          If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
>>          a few days old), you should follow this procedure.  It is the most
>>          failsafe as it uses a /usr/obj tree with a fresh mini-buildworld,
>>
>>          make kernel-toolchain
>>          make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
>>          make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
>>
>> STILL no joy. Looks like I need to purchase a special kernel unlock key to build
>> a kernel. :(
>>
>> Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
>>
>> --Chris
>>
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