7.0 > 7.1 update problem

[Odhiambo Washington]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr at gmail.com>wrote:

> Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr at gmail.com
> > <mailto:sonic2000gr at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
> >     > Hello,
> >     >
> >     > Thanks for FreeBSD. I am trying to update FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p7
> >     > (GENERIC) #2 to 7.1-RELEASE. Here are the steps I am performing:
> >     >
> >     > 1. freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE upgrade
> >     >
> >     > I get:
> >     >
> >     > The following components of FreeBSD seem to be installed:
> >     > kernel/generic src/base src/sys world/base world/dict world/doc
> >     > world/games world/info world/manpages world/proflibs
> >     >
> >     > The following components of FreeBSD do not seem to be installed:
> >     > src/bin src/cddl src/compat src/contrib src/crypto src/etc
> src/games
> >     > src/gnu src/include src/krb5 src/lib src/libexec src/release
> >     src/rescue
> >     > src/sbin src/secure src/share src/tools src/ubin src/usbin
> >     > world/catpages
> >     >
> >     > Does this look reasonable (y/n)?
> >     >
> >     > Y
> >     >
> >     > Fetching metadata signature for 7.1-RELEASE from
> >     update1.FreeBSD.org... done.
> >     > Fetching metadata index... done.
> >     > Fetching 1 metadata patches. done.
> >     > Applying metadata patches... done.
> >     > Fetching 1 metadata files... done.
> >     > Inspecting system... done.
> >     > Fetching files from 7.0-RELEASE for merging... done.
> >     > Preparing to download files... done.
> >     > Fetching 17792 patches.
> >     >
> >     > Then it asks me about files in /etc/ which were modified. I install
> >     > newer versions and change some entries if needed. Save and exit vi
> >     > when it is all finished.
> >     >
> >     > 2/ cd /usr/src/
> >     > 3/ make kernel KERNCONF=GENERIC
> >     > 4/ shutdown -r now
> >     >
> >     > The system is up and geuss what - it is still FreeBSD
> 7.0-RELEASE-p7
> >     > (GENERIC) #2.
> >     >
> >     > I repeated the whole procedure (didn't have to download the 17792
> >     > patches though) and restarted once again - but got the same
> >     effect. A
> >     > slight hint. I am sure I modified and saved /etc/ssh/sshd_config
> >     file
> >     > but its modify date is from 2008. So I am probably doing something
> >     > wrong there...
> >     >
> >     > I put the entries (for example a non-standard ssh port number),
> >     press
> >     > Esc, then : and finally wq.
> >     >
> >     > Can you help by suggesting where to go from here? Many thanks!
> >     >
> >     >
> >     Hi Zbigniew
> >
> >     During the first run of freebsd-update, the sources for the kernel
> are
> >     not  yet installed.
> >     Please follow the exact procedure described here:
> >
> >
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
> >
> >     (Section 24.2.3 onwards)
> >
> >     This was recently updated to cater for people with custom kernel.
> >     On the other hand, if you intend to use GENERIC as shown above, you
> >     don't need to recompile anything.
> >
> >
> > Hello Manolis,
> >
> > I don't use freebsd-update myself. I still use csup and the long
> > procedure, but I have a question on the GENERIC kernel. You say he
> > does not need to recompile anything? Does that mean freebsd-update
> > pulls in a new GENERIC kernel based on the latest source tree?
> >
> Yes, freebsd-update will automatically update a GENERIC kernel if it is
> installed in /boot/kernel or /boot/GENERIC. It will simply download a
> new precompiled GENERIC kernel for the version you are upgrading.
>

Amen!


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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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