Very strange kernel panic with 6.1-Release

[Odhiambo Washington]

* On 22/11/06 16:18 -0500, Eric W. Bates wrote:
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| rtsit wrote:
| > The last time I retrieved "src-all" with cvsup, I ran
| > a  "make buildworld" then a "make buildkernel" a "make
| > installkernel" and "a mergemaster -p" and a "reboot"
| > 
| > I did all of this remotely, and the box never came
| > back.
| > 
| > Is it possible to CVSup a box from remote?  My box is
| > a 2 hour drive from me.
| 
| I've done it many times.  I have not tried with 6.1.
| 
| Generally it is doable if you are going from one minor revision to the
| next. However, trying to do it across a major revision is problematic.
| 
| Usually when you are supposed to run in single user, I let the machine
| boot more or less normally (might comment out some stuff in rc.conf) and
| after I ssh back in, I start killing processes. Just be careful not to
| cut yourself off at the knees.
| 
| The most elegant way, of course, is to set your console onto the serial
| port and use an old PortMaster 2 as a console server. Works quite
| nicely; but obviously requires more advanced planning.


I have also done it several times, but NEVER across major revisions.

I also support having ILO (HP) or DRAC (Dell) if you can afford.


-Wash

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