genvmunix missing

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

Hello. Somehow I cannot seem to find genvmunix anywhere on a system I am going to update (apply a patch). However, I tried rebuilding the generic kernel (doconfig -c GENERIC) and copied vmunix to /genvmunix. The patch doesn't seem to like this, when I do the pre-check it throws me this:

./genvmunix:
its origin cannot be identified.

Anyone know how can I get the patch to recognize this file ? or even how can I get the original genvmunix that is missing from my root file system ?

Thanks!

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

anyone please ?

[Mark Poeschl_2]

Sounds like you wll have to run through the "Patch Baseline Analysis/Adjustment" process after putting your new genvmunix in place. It's option 5 from the dupatch main menu.

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

Thanks for your prompt reply... but I was wondering, is there any way I can get back that file ? the genvmunix one.

[Rob Leadbeater]

Hi,

It should be on the relevant CD for the version of Tru64 that you're running, assuming it's not on your backup tapes...

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Rob

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

Strange enough, I copied this file from another node with the same Tru64 version and is doing the same thing. The media I have says Tru64 5.1A allthough I have version 5.1B.

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

Still, I got the genvmunix file from the media cd I have and still it doesn't get recognized by the patch. What could be wrong ?

[Rob Leadbeater]

If you're running 5.1B, you'll have to get genvmunix from a 5.1B CD...

Cheers,
Rob

[Joaquin Martinez_1]

Rob, I can't seem to find the 5.1B cds, can I just use the generic (vmunix I just created) kernel ?

This is driving me nuts!

[Rob Leadbeater]

I doubt it. I think the patch pre-check does a chksum on the files, hence why it doesn't recognise the one you created.

Cheers,
Rob