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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!uni-heidelberg!fht-mannheim!darum.uni-mannheim.de!andrew From: andrew@wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de (Andrew Wheadon) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [NetBSD] Is it ok to install -current kernel? Date: 16 Feb 1994 16:02:09 GMT Organization: Rechenzentrum Uni-Mannheim Lines: 21 Message-ID: <2jtg21$4jc@darum.uni-mannheim.de> References: <CL8GtH.38E@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de Brad Colbert <bcolbert@rucs2.sunlab.cs.runet.edu> wrote: > 1) I would like a -current kernel (and source etc.) > 2) I would LOVE shared libs (how do I go about this?) > 3) Uhhh.... well you get the point I think you will need to install new boot-blocks before you install a new kernel (to enable booting larger kernels) I'd try that from a floppy first, after that a new kernel should work fine, I'd then get binaries from sun-lamp.berkeley.edu pub/NetBSD/arch/i386 I think or from ftp.iastate.edu or wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de, From installing the new binaries I would then go for supping the source from one of the above and after that I would make my own binaries and install. All in all about 6 hours of work, depending on how fast your ftp/sup link is. Cheers -- The cost of living hasn't affected it's popularity. (unknown) current release=doc host=wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de hostbase=/src base=/usr \ prefix=/usr backup delete use-rel-suffix ; updated midday MET NetBSD-current