[Bulk] Re: freebsd-update question

Wed Oct 1 11:56:38 UTC 2014

I am confused now. Here is what I did to try and upgrade from 8.3 to
8.4 on Amazon AWS where the freebsd AMI's use XENHVM:

setenv PACKAGESITE
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-stable/Latest/
pkg_add -r subversion
svn co svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/stable/8 /usr/src
svn co svn://svn.freebsd.org/ports/head /usr/ports
svn up /usr/src && svn up /usr/ports
cd /usr/src
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=XENHVM
make installkernel KERNCONF=XENHVM
make installworld
mergemaster -Ui
reboot

BEFORE:   8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0

AFTER:      8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0 r272337M

What am I doing wrong??

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 9:32 PM, firmdog at gmail.com <firmdog at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks. My freebsd server is on Amazon AWS using
> http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-on-ec2/
>
> A bit nervous because there is no local console. Just installed a new
> test/obsolete 8.3 box and will try the upgrade to 8.4 using these
> commands:
>
>
> svn co svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/stable/8 /usr/src
> cd /usr/src
> make buildworld
> make kernel
> make installworld
> mergemaster -Ui
> reboot
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Axel <axelbsd at ymail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:04 PM, firmdog at gmail.com <firmdog at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK. I will try that. Found these notes from 10 years ago. Gonna give
>>> this a try, not sure if cvsup will work anymore....
>>>
>>>
>>> cvsup -g -L 2 update-file
>>>
>>> The update-file contains this:
>>>
>>> *default host=cvsup11.us.FreeBSD.org
>>> *default base=/var/db
>>> *default prefix=/usr
>>> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8
>>> *default delete use-rel-suffix
>>> src-all
>>> ports-all tag=.
>>> doc-all tag=.
>>>
>>> cd /usr/src
>>>
>>> make buildworld
>>>
>>> make buildkernel
>>>
>>> make installkernel
>>>
>>> mergemaster
>>>
>>> make installworld
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:36 PM, FF <fusionfoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > So your kernel won't be updated because you are running a custom kernel.
>>> > Your uname is based on the running kernel.
>>> >
>>> > If you want to confirm that you've in fact updated, you can reboot to
>>> > the
>>> > GENERIC kernel which will confirm you are at 8.4 or whatever. FreeBSD
>>> > update
>>> > is a binary update based on the release versions -- deviate from them
>>> > and it
>>> > doesn't break, but it can't touch those files.
>>> >
>>> > Since you know enough to put a custom kernel on there, you should follow
>>> > the
>>> > source rebuild instructions which would be basically be to svn down the
>>> > whole 8.4 source tree, make the world, make the kernel and install it,
>>> > reboot, and install the world.
>>> >
>>> > I think the directions are in the FreeBSD handbook.
>>> >
>>> > Best,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Valeri Galtsev
>>> > <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, September 28, 2014 10:01 am, firmdog at gmail.com wrote:
>>> >> > I just installed a brand new 8.3 box and got the same behavior. I see
>>> >> > in my output below that I have to build or update my own kernel?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > # uname -a
>>> >> > FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Tue Apr 10 17:33:58 UTC
>>> >> > 2012     root at mynewhost:/usr/obj/i386/usr/src/sys/XENHVM  i386
>>> >> > #
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Starting the upgrade attempt:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > # freebsd-update -r 8.4-RELEASE upgrade
>>> >> > Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 5 mirrors found.
>>> >> > Fetching public key from update6.freebsd.org... done.
>>> >> > Fetching metadata signature for 8.3-RELEASE from
>>> >> > update6.freebsd.org...
>>> >> > done.
>>> >> > Fetching metadata index... done.
>>> >> > Fetching 2 metadata files... done.
>>> >> > Inspecting system... done.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > WARNING: This system is running a "xenhvm" kernel, which is not a
>>> >> > kernel configuration distributed as part of FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE.
>>> >> > This kernel will not be updated: you MUST update the kernel manually
>>> >> > before running "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install".
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The following components of FreeBSD seem to be installed:
>>> >> > src/base src/bin src/cddl 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/sys src/tools src/ubin src/usbin
>>> >> > 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:
>>> >> > kernel/generic world/catpages
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Fetching metadata signature for 8.4-RELEASE from
>>> >> > update6.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 8.3-RELEASE for merging... done.
>>> >> > Preparing to download files...
>>> >> > done.
>>> >> > Fetching 32149
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > patches.....10....20....30....40....50....60....70....80....90....100....110....120....130....140....150....160....170....180....
>>> >> > SNIP….
>>> >> > done.
>>> >> > Applying patches...
>>> >> > Fetching 778 files... done.
>>> >> > Attempting to automatically merge changes in files... done.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The following file could not be merged automatically:
>>> >> > /etc/mail/freebsd.cf
>>> >> > Press Enter to edit this file in vi and resolve the conflicts
>>> >> > manually...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Then a bunch more of /etc/mail files and also a merge of
>>> >> > /etc/master.passwd:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Then this:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The following files will be updated as part of updating to
>>> >> > 8.4-RELEASE-p16:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Then I run this:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > # freebsd-update install
>>> >> > Installing updates...
>>> >> > Kernel updates have been installed.  Please reboot and run
>>> >> > "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install" again to finish installing
>>> >> > updates.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > # reboot
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> In last message before reboot it instructed to "reboot then run
>>> >>
>>> >> /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install
>>> >>
>>> >> again". Did you run "freebsd-update install" after reboot?
>>> >>
>>> >> Valeri
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > #uname -a
>>> >> > FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Tue Apr 10 17:33:58 UTC
>>> >> > 2012     root at mynewhost:/usr/obj/i386/usr/src/sys/XENHVM  i386
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 5:06 AM, FF <fusionfoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> Can you provide the output of those commands? Freebsd-update is
>>> >> >> usually
>>> >> >> pretty good about telling you what's wrong.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Thanks
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 3:02 PM, firmdog at gmail.com
>>> >> >> <firmdog at gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Yes I ran freebsd-update install. Then I rebooted. Then I did it
>>> >> >>> again.
>>> >> >>> Still at 8.3
>>> >> >>> On Sep 27, 2014 2:37 PM, "Dave" <davemorgan353 at btinternet.com>
>>> >> >>> wrote:
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> > On 27 September 2014 18:22:15 BST, "firmdog at gmail.com"
>>> >> >>> > <firmdog at gmail.com>
>>> >> >>> > wrote:
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> Hi,
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> Trying to use freebsd-update to go from 8.3 to 8.4 and I am
>>> >> >>> >> doing
>>> >> >>> this:
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> # freebsd-update -r 8.4-RELEASE upgrade
>>> >> >>> >> # freebsd-update install
>>> >> >>> >> # reboot
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> After reboot I am still at 8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> What am I doing wrong?
>>> >> >>> >> ------------------------------
>>> >> >>> >>
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>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> > Don't you need run rub "freebsd-update install"?
>>> >> >>> > --
>>> >> >>> > Dave
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > GPG/PGP ID: CDB94DA1
>>> >> >>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > FF
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> CVS is now deprecated. Please use SVN instead if you prefer to follow the
>> manual upgrade process [1]
>> FreeBSD-update tool upgrades (binary upgrades) your base system and GENERIC
>> kernel only. It syncs sources too.
>> So you need to rebuild your custom kernel after the process. [2]
>>
>> Kind regards.
>> Alexandre
>>
>> [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/svn.html
>> [2]
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html