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authornate <nate@FreeBSD.org>1996-01-20 06:28:11 +0000
committernate <nate@FreeBSD.org>1996-01-20 06:28:11 +0000
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Add a note about needing a new version of config(8) when upgrading from older
releases of FreeBSD.
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diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml
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+++ b/share/doc/handbook/kernelconfig.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.5 1995/12/19 17:02:49 jfieber Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: kernelconfig.sgml,v 1.6 1996/01/20 06:11:35 nate Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!-- <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC '-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN'> -->
<chapt><heading>Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel<label id="kernelconfig"></heading>
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@
id="kernelconfig:config" name="Configuration File">
section slowly and carefully.
+ <quote><em/Note:/ If you are trying to upgrade your kernel from an
+ older version of FreeBSD, you will probably have to get a new
+ version of <tt>config(8)</tt> from the same place you got the new
+ kernel sources. It is located in <tt>/usr/src/usr.sbin</tt>, so
+ you'll need to download those sources as well. Re-build and install
+ it before running the next commands.</quote>
+
When you're finished, type the following to compile and
install your kernel:
<tscreen><verb>
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