Handbook update section for custom kernel

[Brandon Schneider]

AFAIK the /boot/GENERIC exists so you can use freebsd-update with a 
custom kernel. Then freebsd-update updates that kernel so you have a 
bootable system that you can rebuild your custom kernel with.

On 11/19/2014 06:15 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:42:30 +0100
> Marko Turk <markoml at markoturk.info> wrote:
>
>> in handbook, section 24.2.3.1. Custom Kernels with FreeBSD 9.X and
>> Later says:
>> "Before using freebsd-update, ensure that a copy of the GENERIC kernel
>> exists in /boot/GENERIC. If a custom kernel has only been built once,
>> the kernel in /boot/kernel.old is the GENERIC kernel. Simply rename
>> this directory to /boot/kernel."
>>
>> Should the last sentence be
>> "Simply rename this directory to /boot/GENERIC."
>>
>> or am I missing something?
>>
> shouldn't it be /boot/kernel in all cases? I have never seen
> a /boot/GENERIC on my machines. Not even after a fresh install.
>
> Erich
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