FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE: unknown option "MAXUSERS"

[Stephen Bader]

Don't know how much this applies, but I had the exact same error on 4.8
when trying to build the kernel. I would cd /usr/src and execute 'make
buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM' and it would come back with the 'unknown
option MAXUSERS' error.

I discovered that it was my symlink from /usr/src/sys/i386/conf ->
/root/conf that was causing the problem. When I changed the symlink so it
was /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/CUSTOM -> /root/conf/CUSTOM, the buildkernel
worked.

Not sure if this will help, but it is a thought! Oh, and I would get the
same error when buidling GENERIC because it was in /root/conf, and was
just a symlink.

-Steve

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On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Greg J. wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:39:30 -0600
> Joe Warner <rootman22 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE and I'm getting the error in the
> > subject after attempting to add a new option to my custom kernel.
> >
> > I'm trying to add "options USER_LDT" so I can install the new Nvidia
> > drivers but when I issue:
> >
> >  /usr/sbin/config CUSTOM_KERNEL
> >
> >  ..I get:
> >
> >  custom_kernel: unknown option "MAXUSERS"
> >
> >  If I issue:
> >
> >  cd /usr/src
> >
> >  make buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM_KERNEL
> >
> >  ..I get:
> >
> >  make: don't know how to make buildkernel. Stop
> >
> > I was able to create a custom kernel and compile it successfully after
> > I installed 5.1 so what gives?
> >
> > I've run cvsup a couple of times using the RELENG_5 tag in my supfile
> > but it never pulls down any source and I assume this is because there
> > isn't a STABLE branch for 5.x yet.
> >
> > Can someone help?
> >
> > Thanks
> I replied to your post on bsdforums.org..
> http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12302
>