On 11/7/05, Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@cs.stevens.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Alex Pelts wrote:
> > After compiling new 2.1 kernel and booting it, I unpacked the sets chec=
ked
> > rc.conf and rebooted the box. The kernel would not come up! I tried to =
pass
> > parameter to boot 1.6.2 kernel, I preserved but the shell would exit wi=
th
> > signal 12 (What is signal 12 on netbsd by the way?).
>
> chimay-bleu% grep 12 /usr/include/sys/signal.h
> #define SIGSYS          12      /* bad argument to system call */
>
> That's what you get if you have new userland and old kernel.
>
> A bit more data on "the kernel would not come up!" would be helpful. (No
> actually, a LOT more information would be necessary to help you ... )
>
>
> > I though the problems are over. Wrong! After downloading current pkgsrc=
 using
> > sup nothing compiles! I mean nothing out of pkgsrc.
> > Some sort of include file confict. After being impressed by netbsd for =
more
> > than a year I am not that imressed anymore. I think netbsd needs cleane=
r
> > upgrade procedure!
>
> Again, no data -> no help. "nothing compiles" is a useless statement if
> you really want help.
>
>
> > How do you clean files off the machine before unpacking sets? There see=
ms to
> > be a conflict of some sort.
>
> You don't need to "clean files off". Unpack the sets with "tar --unlink",
> then maybe run postinstall to clean any obsolete files. And look what you
> want to do with etc, of course - either use etcupdate or postinstall, too=