Problem while modifying the kernel parameters

[Hemanth Kumar_1]

I am updating the standard template of the kernel paramters. Thru SAM, i selected the kernel parameter set file. While processing the new kernel, then /usr/sbin/config is exited with following errors:

config: make did an exit(1)

/usr/sbin/config exit (-71)

Please anyone troubleshooted this problem, reply at the earliest.

[Alex Glennie]

some ideas ....

try regenning the kernel manually we may see more errors.

dmesg contents ? I suspect this could be a resource issue eg file table full or similar

# what /usr/bin/cc ?

uname -a ?

the above error has been seen when the /usr/bin/cc binary was for HP-UX 11.00, not 10.20

[Steve Steel]

Hi

Is this all the errors shown.

1)make sure you have the latest sam patch.


2)Make the kernel by hand otherwise
2a)Go to dir

cd /stand/build

2b)HPUX creates a new system file from the active kernel.

/usr/lbin/sysadm/system_prep -s /stand/build/system

NOTE: system_prep captures values directly from the kernel. Thus if this is HP-UX 11i using the newly introduced dynamic tunable parameters, create a kernel template by copying /stand/system to /stand/build/system. By default, kmtune will update /stand/system file for any dynamic tunable parameter changes.
(See man kmtune(1m) and 11.11 Release Notes for information.)

2c)Change template system file for recommended values with either

vi /stand/build/system
or
kmtune(1m).

Example set nfile to 4000:
kmtune -s nfile=4000 -S /stand/build/system

2d)Create the kernel.

/usr/sbin/mk_kernel -s /stand/build/system

2e)Backup old system and vmunix files so the system can still boot from the old kernel in extremis.

mv /stand/system /stand/system.prev

2f)Move new system and kernel files for boot strap.

mv /stand/build/system /stand/system
kmupdate /stand/build/vmunix_test

NOTE: kmupdate will rename /stand/vmunix to /stand/vmunix.prev and move the new kernel to /stand/vmunix.

2g)Reboot the system to use the new kernel.

cd /
shutdown -r

Steve Steel