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- Building the Kernel 10.x - Building the Kernel 11.x

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Rebuilding kernel with HP-UX 9

  1. cd /etc/conf/gen

  2. cp S800 S800.bckup

  3. edit S800 as required

  4. /etc/uxgen S800

  5. cp /hp-ux /SYSBCKUP

  6. cd /etc/conf/S800

  7. mv hp-ux /hp-ux

  8. reboot

Note:If reboot fails, can backout by rebooting again and at ISL prompt, enter: hpux disc1(x.y.z;s)/SYSBCKUP . (where x.y.z is the hardware path of the system disk and s is the section number of the root file system).

before rebooting, should note down the following:

  • Device driver name for system disk (e.g. disc1 for HP-PB)

  • Hardware path to system disk (e.g. 52.6.6)

  • Section number of root file system (usually 4)

  • name of backup kernel (by convention /SYSBCKUP)
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