unable to reboot while updating to minix 3_1_3b

[Dave]

I have been trying to build minix 3_1_3b in a vmware minix 3_1_2
envinronment. I follow the instructions in the UPDATING file up to
the reboot step successfully. However the reboot fails. The
instructions say to use " reboot -x 'unset image; boot' " but I have
doubts about this since the man page does not say anything about a "-
x" option for reboot. Here are links to screenshots of my vmware
window taken before and after the reboot:

before reboot:
http://picasaweb.google.com/to.dave.c/MinixScreenShots/photo#52259186...

after reboot:
http://picasaweb.google.com/to.dave.c/MinixScreenShots/photo#52259186...

The significant message after rebooting appears to be:

/dev/c1d0: No such file or directory
Warning: couldn't get status of device

If anyone can give me any pointers on what to try next I would very
much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance

Dave
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The UPDATING file is at:

https://gforge.cs.vu.nl/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/tags/r3_1_3b/docs/UPDATING?rev=3053&root=minix&view=markup

the UPDATING file contents:

20060818:
You need flex in your $PATH, which has become part of the base
system. This needs bigger binaries.
If you don't have flex yet, you can compile it first by doing:
# cp /usr/src/etc/binary_sizes* /etc
# binsizes big
# cd /usr/src/commands/flex-2.5.4
# sh build
20061222:
Install binaries in the right order because the new readdir
implementation and the new mount program are incompatible
with older kernels and the new kernels require the new mount.
# cd /usr/src
# make includes
# make libraries
# make cmds
# make depend
# cd /usr/src/tools
# make hdboot
# make install
# cd ..
# make install
Installing fails for boot. Reboot the system
# reboot -x 'unset image; boot'
Now install everything
# cd /usr/src
# make install
20061222:
The archictecture-dependent/-independent split needs
ARCH=<arch>
in /etc/make.conf, included by some Makefiles and sourced by
some shell scripts. To install it, type 'make install' in
src/etc, or simply copy the file over.
20070118:
drivers.conf has been updated to include an ACL for mfs. it
has
to be installed before rebooting after an update of the mount
command.
20070212 (r2751):
mkfs needs more memory to make an image; chmem it or do
# touch mkfs.c ; make /usr/bin/mkfs
in /usr/src/commands/simple.

[Dave]

I found the following old post from Feb 25, 2007 which solves the
problem I was having.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/tree/browse_frm/thread/f4123e884b05aeaf/e8ed975a32c00d0e?rnum=1&q=drivers.conf&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fcomp.os.minix%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Ff4123e884b05aeaf%2F5678ed98a1691a83%3Flnk%3Dgst%26q%3Ddrivers.conf%26#doc_5678ed98a1691a83

On Jul 23, 11:01 am, Dave <to.dav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been trying to build minix 3_1_3b in a vmware minix 3_1_2
> envinronment.  I follow the instructions in the UPDATING file up to
> the reboot step successfully.  However the reboot fails.  The
> instructions say to use " reboot -x 'unset image; boot' " but I have
> doubts about this since the man page does not say anything about a "-
> x" option for reboot.  Here are links to screenshots of my vmware
> window taken before and after the reboot:
>
> before reboot:http://picasaweb.google.com/to.dave.c/MinixScreenShots/photo#52259186...
>
> after reboot:http://picasaweb.google.com/to.dave.c/MinixScreenShots/photo#52259186...
>
> The significant message after rebooting appears to be:
>
> /dev/c1d0: No such file or directory
> Warning: couldn't get status of device
>
> If anyone can give me any pointers on what to try next I would very
> much appreciate it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>  Dave
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The UPDATING file is at:
>

> https://gforge.cs.vu.nl/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/tags/r3_1_3b/docs/...