git: ca9131b72975 - main - UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations
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Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 16:38:23 UTC
The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=ca9131b729757959cb0fd4721603466284cfc6fe commit ca9131b729757959cb0fd4721603466284cfc6fe Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-05-03 22:43:10 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-05-05 16:37:23 +0000 UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations Strengthen recommendations for ports_modules by adding a separate note. Use the unused [2] to add a note about creating backups. MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: brooks, mhorne Approved by: mhorne (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50126 --- UPDATING | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 2a81fe2c27a8..7678c65b3761 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -2154,10 +2154,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS: # Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than # is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current. - <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> + <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2] make buildworld + <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1] make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE - make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1] + make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE <reboot in single user> [3] etcupdate -p [5] make installworld @@ -2191,10 +2192,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS: To upgrade in-place from stable to current ---------------------------------------------- - <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> + <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2] make buildworld [9] + <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1] make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8] - make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1] + make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE <reboot in single user> [3] etcupdate -p [5] make installworld @@ -2227,6 +2229,11 @@ FOOTNOTES: and effective, eg: PORTS_MODULES+=graphics/drm-kmod graphics/nvidia-drm-kmod + [2] To make complete dumps on zfs(4), use bectl(8), which + creates bootable snapshots of configurable depth that are + selectable via the bootloader. For ufs(4), use dump(8) and + restore(8). + [3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do fsck -p mount -u /