George C wrote on Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:53:43PM -0500: > I had a 4.0-release install right from the cd pack.
That's fine, indeed. :-) > I extracted the source from the cd and then updated it to -current > (both /usr/src and /usr/src/sys). then i built the new kernel, This is not the safest road to -current. Better get a snapshot and use the standard install or upgrade process before you try to compile a -current system. > reboot, and was going to build the userland when i ran into the > bnx firmware problem. Well, that is about the reason why large jumps forward are more easily done by binary than by source upgrades: $ tar -tzvf 4.0-release/i386/base40.tgz | grep bnx | cut -b56- ./usr/libdata/perl5/site_perl/i386-openbsd/dev/pci/if_bnxreg.ph $ tar -tzvf 4.0-current/i386/base40.tgz | grep bnx | cut -b56- ./etc/firmware/bnx ./etc/firmware/bnx-license ./usr/libdata/perl5/site_perl/i386-openbsd/dev/pci/if_bnxreg.ph If you try to compile a new system, you always run a risk that some part of the task turns out to be non-trivial because something changed in between. The risk increases with time, and going from 4.0-release to 4.0-current in one step proved more difficult than you liked. The FAQ section 5.3.4 you cite is certainly important, yet you should not overlook section 5.3.2, either: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldBinary [...] > init: not found > panic: no init Ooops. That's bad. Apparently, you trashed /sbin, and quite possibly more besides. Do not try to repair that system, at very best, it will result in a waste of time. Reconsider whether you actually need -current. If you are not quite sure, use -stable instead. In case you are really sure you want -current, use the latest snapshot - and stay with that, if you can. See FAQ 5.2: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#WhySrc When you feel the need to upgrade, get the next snapshot.
