Jack Raats wrote:> I've two machines running FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE.
> One very fast machine and one very very slow machine. On the fast
> machine I can compile a new kernel and OS very quickly and easily.
> Is it possible to transfer the compile world and kernel to the slow
> machine. If yes whart directories etc... do i have to transfer.
>
> Jack
I do something like this. I build on the fast machine, and then use NFS
to allow the slow machine to access /usr/src and /usr/obj. I have found
that it is important to preserve the names of the directories, so that
they are also called /usr/src and /usr/obj on the slow machine. Then I
just do mergemaster, make installworld, make installkernel (in the
appropriate order) on the slow machine, and it works like a charm.
The entries in fstab are like this:
hub2:/usr/obj /usr/obj nfs rw,bg,noauto 0 0
hub2:/usr/src /usr/src nfs rw,bg,noauto 0 0
where hub2 is the name of the fast machine.
In /etc/exports on hub2 I have something like this
/usr -maproot=root -alldirs -network 10.0.0.0 -mask 255.255.255.0
(here 10.0.0.0 is the IP addresses of my LAN)
and in /etc/rc.conf on hub2 I have some lines like
nfs_server_enable="YES"
rpcbind_enable="YES"
Then on the slow machine I simply type
mount /usr/src
mount /usr/obj
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Stephen Montgomery-Smith
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