The -p10 includes no kernel updates so restarting is not neccesarry. bye Norman
Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 08:52 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > Hello again, > > Norman Maurer pisze: > > It should be enough to just building and installing the kernel. The > > freebsd-update should have patched the kernel src files anyway. > > > Thank you for very helpful advice. One last question, is it necessary > to restart the machine? Or can I keep it online after building and > installing the kernel? I don't care about uname -a details not being > updated unless the machine needs restarting to include the updates. > > Thank you! > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > bye > > Norman > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:24 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > Norman Maurer pisze: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > the /usr/src/sys* stuff should be patched anyway. But you need to build > > > > your kernel again and install it to reflect the changes. Even if i think > > > > it only update the -p10 label in the case of -p10 patch set. > > > > > > > OK. So this page applies to me now? > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html > > > > > > 1. > > > > > > Change to the /usr/src directory: > > > > > > # cd /usr/src > > > > > > > > > 2. > > > > > > Compile the kernel: > > > > > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > > > > > > > 3. > > > > > > Install the new kernel: > > > > > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > > > > > > > *Note:* It is required to have full FreeBSD source tree to build the > > > kernel. > > > > > > > > > I am interested if I need to download latest FBSD sources then? I have > > > not touched them since I built a custom kernel. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > > > cheers > > > > Norman > > > > > > > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:03 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > Using freebsd-update I applied the latest security patches which were > > > > > announced yesterday. However, I then notice this message: > > > > > > > > > > The following files will be updated as part of updating to > > > > > 6.2-RELEASE-p10: > > > > > /boot/GENERIC/kernel > > > > > > > > > > My question is whether my update missed the point because I have a > > > > > custom kernel? If so, do I need to apply it manually as described in > > > > > the > > > > > security advisory? If I still want to go down the binary road, how > > > > > can I > > > > > make sure my custom kernel gets patched, too? > > > > > > > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"