svn commit: r47504 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge

Author: dru
Date: Mon Oct  5 12:49:56 2015
New Revision: 47504
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47504

Log:
  Remove section and references to 8.x kernel config. At some point, it will make sense to remove 9.x from sub-chapter title.

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml	Mon Oct  5 12:45:39 2015	(r47503)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml	Mon Oct  5 12:49:56 2015	(r47504)
@@ -336,9 +336,8 @@ Uninstalling updates... done.</screen>
 	<para>Always keep a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename>
 	  kernel in <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename>.  It will be
 	  helpful in diagnosing a variety of problems and in
-	  performing version upgrades.  Refer to either <xref
-	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> or <xref
-	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x"/> for
+	  performing version upgrades.  Refer to <xref
+	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> for
 	  instructions on how to get a copy of the
 	  <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para>
       </note>
@@ -383,9 +382,8 @@ Uninstalling updates... done.</screen>
 	<para>If the system is running a custom kernel, make sure that
 	  a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel exists in
 	  <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> before starting the
-	  upgrade.  Refer to either <xref
-	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> or <xref
-	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x"/> for
+	  upgrade.  Refer to <xref
+	    linkend="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x"/> for
 	  instructions on how to get a copy of the
 	  <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.</para>
       </note>
@@ -548,47 +546,6 @@ before running "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update
 	  needs <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> to exist.</para>
       </sect3>
 
-      <sect3 xml:id="freebsd-update-custom-kernel-8x">
-	<title>Custom Kernels with &os;&nbsp;8.X</title>
-
-	<para>On an &os;&nbsp;8.X system, the instructions for
-	  obtaining or building a <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel
-	  differ slightly.</para>
-
-	<para>Assuming physical access to the machine is possible, a
-	  copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel can be
-	  installed from the installation media using the following
-	  commands:</para>
-
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /cdrom</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /cdrom/<replaceable>X.Y-RELEASE</replaceable>/kernels</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>./install.sh GENERIC</userinput></screen>
-
-	<para>Replace <filename
-	    ><replaceable>X.Y-RELEASE</replaceable></filename>
-	  with the version of the release being used.  The
-	  <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel will be installed in
-	  <filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> by default.</para>
-
-	<para>To instead build the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel
-	  from source:</para>
-
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/src</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>env DESTDIR=/boot/GENERIC make kernel __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null SRCCONF=/dev/null</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>mv /boot/GENERIC/boot/kernel/* /boot/GENERIC</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>rm -rf /boot/GENERIC/boot</userinput></screen>
-
-	<para>For this kernel to be picked up as
-	  <filename>GENERIC</filename> by
-	  <command>freebsd-update</command>, the
-	  <filename>GENERIC</filename> configuration file must not
-	  have been modified in any way.  It is also suggested that it
-	  is built without any other special options.</para>
-
-	<para>Rebooting into the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel
-	  is not required.</para>
-      </sect3>
-
       <sect3 xml:id="freebsdupdate-portsrebuild">
 	<title>Upgrading Packages After a Major Version
 	  Upgrade</title>
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