i386/100609: UPDATING suggestions are missing a few mount commands.

Wayne M Barnes wayne at etaq.com
Thu Jul 20 15:20:17 UTC 2006


>Number:         100609
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       UPDATING suggestions are missing a few mount commands.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          update
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 20 15:20:15 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Wayne M Barnes
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD etaq.com 5.5-STABLE FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE #3: Sun Jul 16 20:11:06 CDT 2006 wayne at etaq.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LITTLEQ i386


	
>Description:
The existing suggested commands for updating, in file /usr/src/UPDATING, do
not have the necessary lines marked with + below.  
	
. . .
make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
reboot in single user mode
/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom
+ mount /usr
+ mount /var
mergemaster -p
+ mount -uw /
make installworld
mergemaster
reboot
>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:
Add the + lines above to UPDATING, please.
	
Avoid frustration by using the suggested mount commands.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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