PRERELEASE kernel: top command gives rubbish output !?!

Josh Paetzel friar_josh at webwarrior.net
Wed Sep 17 19:07:16 PDT 2003


On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 10:58:44AM +0900, Rob Lahaye wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I have compiled and installed the STABLE cvsup'ed kernel sources,
> rebooted and discovered that the 'top' command (still from 4.8-RELEASE)
> now outputs rubbish:
> 
> Is there a quicker fix than recompiling the whole base system (base system
> now is 4.8-RELEASE)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob.

No.  Unlike linux, in FreeBSD your kernel and world have to be in sync with each 
other.  You can't run a new kernel with an old userland.

Josh Paetzel



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