10.0 to 10.4 huge failure --> "freebsd-update install" Installing updates...Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[Andy Firman]

*Following this guide:*

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html


# uname -a

FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE-p9 FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE-p9 #0: Mon Sep 15 14:35:52 UTC
2014     root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
amd64

*Run this command:*

# freebsd-update -r 10.4-RELEASE upgrade

# freebsd-update install

reboot


*Success...system came back up as 10.4*

# uname -a
FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE-p3 #0: Tue Nov 14 09:43:55 UTC
2017     root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
amd64

*Run this command one more time per the guide above:*

# freebsd-update install
Installing updates...Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)


*System is totally down and had to recover from snaphot*


*What on earth happened here?*