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diff --git a/release/picobsd/doc/src/how2build.html b/release/picobsd/doc/src/how2build.html index 7225603..5d08037 100644 --- a/release/picobsd/doc/src/how2build.html +++ b/release/picobsd/doc/src/how2build.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <html> -<! $Id: how2build.html,v 1.3 1998/10/28 16:16:31 abial Exp $ > +<! $Id: how2build.html,v 1.4.2.1 1999/05/07 10:02:49 abial Exp $ > <head> <title><center>PicoBSD Development Kit</center></title> </head> @@ -10,21 +10,18 @@ <ol> <li> - Get the file <code>picobsd.tgz</code>. It contains the scripts - you'll need. Also, I assume you run quite -current system with - full sources installed. - -<p> NOTE1: beginning with version 0.4, PicoBSD sources are maintained as - part of official FreeBSD CVS repository, so if you have recent - source tree you can find them in /src/release/picobsd.</p> - -<p> NOTE2: there were some mysterious interactions between vn(4) driver and - 'disklabel auto' in versions earlier than 3.0. There is another set - of scripts prepared by <A HREF="mailto:dinesh@alphaque.com">Dinesh Nair - </a> which allows to build PicoBSD floppies on a earlier systems.</p> - -<p> Unpack the archive into your <code>src/release/picobsd</code>. - You'll need at least 5MB of free space.</p> +<p> Beginning with version 0.4, PicoBSD sources are maintained as + part of official FreeBSD CVS repository, so + you can find them in src/release/picobsd.</p> +</li> +<li> + Become root. You'll need to mount and unmount various volumes. +</li> +<li> + Make sure you are running kernel with support for vn(4) devices. + If you run plain GENERIC (just as it was installed on your system), + you'll need to recompile you kernel and reinstall it. See the + appropriate entries in The Handbook (/usr/share/doc/handbook). </li> <li> Change working directory (<code>cd build</code>) and run the <code>./build</code> script. Select target language, size of MFS and @@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ <li> Make sure that the system you're running has /dev/[r]vn0* entries in /dev directory (if not, you can make them with 'MAKEDEV vn0'), AND that your running kernel has built-in vnode driver (there should be a - line in your kernel config file stating 'pseudo-device vn'). + line in your kernel config file stating 'pseudo-device vn xxx'). </li> <li> You'll need at least 9MB of free disk space, and free /mnt directory. </li> @@ -163,6 +160,12 @@ after <code>stage1</code> script ends). </li> </ul> +<li> the build process displays "Preparing MFS" and then + silently stops. In this case check if you're running it as + root, and that you run kernel with support for vn(4) + devices. Also, you can add 'set -x' at hte beginning + of the scripts to see exactly where they stop. +</li> </ul> You can also remove <code>2>&1</code> redirections from Makefiles |
