Custom Kernel

[BlueScreenTT]

Hi !

normaly i would go in to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf to copy GENERIC to a custom file so i can compile a new kernel !
but hhmm where is the GENERIC file ?? the lib is empty !
i cant locate it
have run cvsup ! but that just updates ports :-)

any hints or ideas ?

Greets
Thomas

[antik]

Hi !

normaly i would go in to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf to copy GENERIC to a custom file so i can compile a new kernel !
but hhmm where is the GENERIC file ?? the lib is empty !
i cant locate it
have run cvsup ! but that just updates ports :-)

any hints or ideas ?

Greets
Thomas

# cvsup /root/standard-supfile

[BlueScreenTT]

ARRGGHH forget it !

i forgot to use my normal guide ! :-( i linked to the wrong file !

used this one !
Works everytime !

All Credit goes to to the dudes at mostgraveconcern


Create the /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup directory tree:

# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup


Create /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/supfile:

*default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org (Pick a mirror near you—see the list here)
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6 (Use "RELENG_6_0" for 6.0-RELEASE)
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default compress
src-all
ports-all tag=.


Create the refuse file /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/refuse if you don't have a lot of disk space to spend on language-specific collections. See the FreeBSD Handbook article for more information about the refuse file.


Install the portupgrade utility suite to make managing ports easier:

# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
# make && make install && make clean

Once installed. portupgrade, portinstall, and portversion can make short work of keeping your system up to date. See the portupgrade and portversion man pages for additional information.


Create /usr/local/bin/cvsrun to automate the CVSup session:

#! /bin/sh
# cvsrun - Weekly CVSup Run

echo "Subject: `hostname` weekly cvsup run"
/usr/local/bin/cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/supfile
echo ""
if [ $# -eq 1 ] ; then
if [ $1 = "-i" ] ; then
/usr/local/sbin/portsdb -Uu 2>&1
echo
fi
fi
echo ""
echo "cvsrun done."

The '-i' flag tells the script to update the ports database. You can eliminate the 'if' statements and force a database update each time you run cvsrun, but if you're trying to update kernel or userland sources so that you can do a 'make world' or 'make kernel', the database update can take an unbearably long time...

Make the script executable by root only:

# chmod 0700 /usr/local/bin/cvsrun


Create /usr/local/bin/portreport to create a mailable port version report:

#! /bin/sh
#
# portreport - Port Version Report

echo Subject: `hostname` port version report
echo Content-type: text/html
echo
echo
echo "<PRE>"
portversion -v
echo
echo End of Report.
echo "</PRE>"

Make the script executable by root only:

# chmod 0700 /usr/local/bin/portreport

Edit /etc/crontab to run CVSup every Friday night:

# Run cvsup every Friday night at 10:00 pm.
0 22 * * 5 root /usr/local/bin/cvsrun -i | sendmail root; /usr/local/bin/portreport | sendmail root

# /usr/local/bin/cvsrun -i

[boudi]

Code:

# cvsup /root/standard-supfile

Is there anyway to get the default Kernel config that is used for PCBSD. I would really like to start with that instead of the GENERIC kernel config.

Thanks for a great workstation.
J

[antik]

Quote:

Code: # cvsup /root/standard-supfile

Is there anyway to get the default Kernel config that is used for PCBSD. I would really like to start with that instead of the GENERIC kernel config.

Thanks for a great workstation.
J

Look at /PCBSD/config/PCBSDv1.2 file.

[boudi]

Look at /PCBSD/config/PCBSDv1.2 file.

Thanks. That was just what I was looking for. -J