Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Hello, It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Yes, on the other machine there is no /boot/GENERIC So what do I do (I followed the steps you described). # locate GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC.hints Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Yes, on the other machine there is no /boot/GENERIC So what do I do (I followed the steps you described). # locate GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC.hints Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot So, you actually run freebsd-update install? Running just the freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade part will not install anything. You will have to run freebsd-update install, it will complain about not running a GENERIC kernel and install the new one in /boot/GENERIC. Although in my case I believe I already had a /boot/GENERIC kernel, and I think this was created by standard freebsd-update (i.e. when going from a -p# to another -p# while in 6.2) Could you please send the output of uname -a and ls -la /boot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1741 May 7 2006 device.hints -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th Thank you! I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot Problem is if you run freebsd-update install a second time, I believe it will install the rest of the system, as it has already installed the kernel. From your /boot/ directory I see no /kernel directory, I assume you moved it to mykernel.old However the /kernel.old directory has a today's date, while normally this is only changed when you recompile a new kernel. Is it possible there was a GENERIC kernel in there that was updated? I am just speculating here, but you could try the following: - Reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/kernel.old/kernel - boot and see if uname -a shows a 6.3-RELEASE Before this, you may want to take a look at the dates of the files inside /boot/kernel.old to see if they are updated ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello again, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1741 May 7 2006 device.hints -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th Thank you! I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot Problem is if you run freebsd-update install a second time, I believe it will install the rest of the system, as it has already installed the kernel. From your /boot/ directory I see no /kernel directory, I assume you moved it to mykernel.old Yes, I did. I was then going to copy GENRIC when it turned out there is none. However the /kernel.old directory has a today's date, while normally this is only changed when you recompile a new kernel. Is it possible there was a GENERIC kernel in there that was updated? I am just speculating here, but you could try the following: - Reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/kernel.old/kernel - boot and see if uname -a shows a 6.3-RELEASE Before this, you may want to take a look at the dates of the files inside /boot/kernel.old to see if they are updated I don't think they are updated. The date for all of them is Jul 4 2007 which is when I upgraded to 6.2 (I think or when I last compiled the kernel) $ ls -la /boot/kernel.old |less total 22958 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 .. -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel13163 Jul 4 2007 3dfx.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4948 Jul 4 2007 3dfx_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel55673 Jul 4 2007 aac.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4427 Jul 4 2007 aac_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3296 Jul 4 2007 accf_data.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5868 Jul 4 2007 accf_http.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 369012 Jul 4 2007 acpi.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18136 Jul 4 2007 acpi_asus.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12062 Jul 4 2007 acpi_fujitsu.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel15152 Jul 4 2007 acpi_ibm.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel10558 Jul 4 2007 acpi_panasonic.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6599 Jul 4 2007 acpi_sony.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12183 Jul 4 2007 acpi_toshiba.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel17119 Jul 4 2007 acpi_video.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel86198 Jul 4 2007 agp.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel25105 Jul 4 2007 aha.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18784 Jul 4 2007 ahb.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 139328 Jul 4 2007 ahc.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7787 Jul 4 2007 ahc_eisa.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8541 Jul 4 2007 ahc_isa.ko What are my choices now? I cannot reboot as it won't run without a generic kernel. I cannot go back to 6.2 as I have already used install...? Thank you! Zbigniew Szalbot I just checked with all my systems, and I seem to have a GENERIC folder in all of them. Even on one that has been running the GENERIC kernel all along (a VMware machine). Weird. Anyway, to get you out of this awkward position, I am uploading a GENERIC 6.3 kernel to an FTP where you can download it to your machine, uncompress it, reboot and continue: - Copy the GENERIC.tar.gz to the boot folder. - Uncompress with tar xvzf GENERIC.tar.gz you will now have a GENERIC folder with a 6.3-RELEASE generic kernel. Continue like before, i.e.: - reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/GENERIC/kernel - boot ... you know the rest I will send you
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Hello again, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1741 May 7 2006 device.hints -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th Thank you! I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot Problem is if you run freebsd-update install a second time, I believe it will install the rest of the system, as it has already installed the kernel. From your /boot/ directory I see no /kernel directory, I assume you moved it to mykernel.old Yes, I did. I was then going to copy GENRIC when it turned out there is none. However the /kernel.old directory has a today's date, while normally this is only changed when you recompile a new kernel. Is it possible there was a GENERIC kernel in there that was updated? I am just speculating here, but you could try the following: - Reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/kernel.old/kernel - boot and see if uname -a shows a 6.3-RELEASE Before this, you may want to take a look at the dates of the files inside /boot/kernel.old to see if they are updated I don't think they are updated. The date for all of them is Jul 4 2007 which is when I upgraded to 6.2 (I think or when I last compiled the kernel) $ ls -la /boot/kernel.old |less total 22958 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 .. -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel13163 Jul 4 2007 3dfx.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4948 Jul 4 2007 3dfx_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel55673 Jul 4 2007 aac.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4427 Jul 4 2007 aac_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3296 Jul 4 2007 accf_data.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5868 Jul 4 2007 accf_http.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 369012 Jul 4 2007 acpi.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18136 Jul 4 2007 acpi_asus.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12062 Jul 4 2007 acpi_fujitsu.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel15152 Jul 4 2007 acpi_ibm.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel10558 Jul 4 2007 acpi_panasonic.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6599 Jul 4 2007 acpi_sony.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12183 Jul 4 2007 acpi_toshiba.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel17119 Jul 4 2007 acpi_video.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel86198 Jul 4 2007 agp.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel25105 Jul 4 2007 aha.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18784 Jul 4 2007 ahb.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 139328 Jul 4 2007 ahc.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7787 Jul 4 2007 ahc_eisa.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8541 Jul 4 2007 ahc_isa.ko What are my choices now? I cannot reboot as it won't run without a generic kernel. I cannot go back to 6.2 as I have already used install...? Thank you! Zbigniew Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
One more thought... 2008/1/21, Zbigniew Szalbot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello again, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1741 May 7 2006 device.hints -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th Thank you! I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot Problem is if you run freebsd-update install a second time, I believe it will install the rest of the system, as it has already installed the kernel. From your /boot/ directory I see no /kernel directory, I assume you moved it to mykernel.old Yes, I did. I was then going to copy GENRIC when it turned out there is none. However the /kernel.old directory has a today's date, while normally this is only changed when you recompile a new kernel. Is it possible there was a GENERIC kernel in there that was updated? I am just speculating here, but you could try the following: - Reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/kernel.old/kernel - boot and see if uname -a shows a 6.3-RELEASE Before this, you may want to take a look at the dates of the files inside /boot/kernel.old to see if they are updated I don't think they are updated. The date for all of them is Jul 4 2007 which is when I upgraded to 6.2 (I think or when I last compiled the kernel) $ ls -la /boot/kernel.old |less total 22958 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 .. -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel13163 Jul 4 2007 3dfx.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4948 Jul 4 2007 3dfx_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel55673 Jul 4 2007 aac.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4427 Jul 4 2007 aac_linux.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3296 Jul 4 2007 accf_data.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5868 Jul 4 2007 accf_http.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 369012 Jul 4 2007 acpi.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18136 Jul 4 2007 acpi_asus.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12062 Jul 4 2007 acpi_fujitsu.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel15152 Jul 4 2007 acpi_ibm.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel10558 Jul 4 2007 acpi_panasonic.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6599 Jul 4 2007 acpi_sony.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel12183 Jul 4 2007 acpi_toshiba.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel17119 Jul 4 2007 acpi_video.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel86198 Jul 4 2007 agp.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel25105 Jul 4 2007 aha.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18784 Jul 4 2007 ahb.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 139328 Jul 4 2007 ahc.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7787 Jul 4 2007 ahc_eisa.ko -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8541 Jul 4 2007 ahc_isa.ko What are my choices now? I cannot reboot as it won't run without a generic kernel. I cannot go back to 6.2 as I have already used install...? Would it matter that I did the upgrade procedure: sh freebsd-update.sh -f freebsd-update.conf -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade serveral times? I had problems with system asking for file comparison, which I described here (and I wanted to have another look at them): http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2008-January/166804.html Could this be why I have no GENERIC kernel? Thanks! Zbigneiw Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Hello, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Yes, on the other machine there is no /boot/GENERIC So what do I do (I followed the steps you described). # locate GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/ia64/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/pc98/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC.hints /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC /usr/src/sys/sparc64/conf/GENERIC.hints Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot So, you actually run freebsd-update install? Yes, I did. sh freebsd-update.sh -f freebsd-update.conf install Running just the freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade part will not install anything. You will have to run freebsd-update install, it will complain about not running a GENERIC kernel and install the new one in /boot/GENERIC. Although in my case I believe I already had a /boot/GENERIC kernel, and I think this was created by standard freebsd-update (i.e. when going from a -p# to another -p# while in 6.2) Could you please send the output of uname -a and ls -la /boot Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel1741 May 7 2006 device.hints -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th Thank you! I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Would it matter that I did the upgrade procedure: sh freebsd-update.sh -f freebsd-update.conf -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade serveral times? I had problems with system asking for file comparison, which I described here (and I wanted to have another look at them): http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2008-January/166804.html Could this be why I have no GENERIC kernel? Thanks! Zbigneiw Szalbot I doubt it, but can't really tell you. None of my systems asked any questions. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Hello again, How do I update the kernel manually then? Do I have to fetch the latest source and then follow the advice given here? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Depending on whether you have console access to the machine or not: 1. If you don't have console access (you are doing this remotely), mv /boot/kernel /boot/mykernel.old and mv /boot/GENERIC /boot/kernel and reboot. This is because you can't (normally) interrupt the loader remotely - unless someone does it for you. Continue from step 3. 2. If you are in front of the machine, reboot. Stop the boot sequence when the boot loader comes up, and escape to loader prompt. Type: unload load /boot/GENERIC/kernel boot 3. You are now running a 6.3-RELEASE kernel, albeit a GENERIC one. Run freebsd-update install again to install the rest of the system. 4. Recompile your custom kernel the usual way, i.e. I do have to fetch the latest sources before building a custom kernel, don't I? make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL reboot 5. You are done! Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello again, How do I update the kernel manually then? Do I have to fetch the latest source and then follow the advice given here? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Depending on whether you have console access to the machine or not: 1. If you don't have console access (you are doing this remotely), mv /boot/kernel /boot/mykernel.old and mv /boot/GENERIC /boot/kernel and reboot. This is because you can't (normally) interrupt the loader remotely - unless someone does it for you. Continue from step 3. 2. If you are in front of the machine, reboot. Stop the boot sequence when the boot loader comes up, and escape to loader prompt. Type: unload load /boot/GENERIC/kernel boot 3. You are now running a 6.3-RELEASE kernel, albeit a GENERIC one. Run freebsd-update install again to install the rest of the system. 4. Recompile your custom kernel the usual way, i.e. I do have to fetch the latest sources before building a custom kernel, don't I? make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL reboot 5. You are done! Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot Assuming you had the sources for 6.2 installed (how else could you had compiled a custom kernel anyway?), freebsd-update will also update your sources (look at freebsd-update.conf and you will realize it immediately). Just go ahead and compile your new custom kernel! Manolis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Hello, Assuming you had the sources for 6.2 installed (how else could you had compiled a custom kernel anyway?), freebsd-update will also update your sources (look at freebsd-update.conf and you will realize it immediately). Just go ahead and compile your new custom kernel! Thank you! FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE #6: Sat Jan 19 10:19:28 CET 2008 :) I'd like to thank all people involved with FreeBSD development and support for a great, great product! You're doing an incredible work for the benift of a large community. Thank you! Zbigniew Szalbot ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
WARNING: This system is running a szalbot kernel, which is not a kernel configuration distributed as part of FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE. This kernel will not be updated: you MUST update the kernel manually before running freebsd-update.sh install. How do I update the kernel manually then? simply recompile - sources are updated by freebsd-update ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, I thought I would try to upgrade from 6.2 to 6.2-Release now that it is officially avilable. However, I do have custom kernel on my machine. And when using advice written by Colin (thanks!) http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-10-freebsd-minor-version-upgrade.html I get this warning: WARNING: This system is running a szalbot kernel, which is not a kernel configuration distributed as part of FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE. This kernel will not be updated: you MUST update the kernel manually before running freebsd-update.sh install. How do I update the kernel manually then? Do I have to fetch the latest source and then follow the advice given here? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message about installing kernel updates. Got a new generic kernel in /boot/GENERIC (check to see this exists!) Depending on whether you have console access to the machine or not: 1. If you don't have console access (you are doing this remotely), mv /boot/kernel /boot/mykernel.old and mv /boot/GENERIC /boot/kernel and reboot. This is because you can't (normally) interrupt the loader remotely - unless someone does it for you. Continue from step 3. 2. If you are in front of the machine, reboot. Stop the boot sequence when the boot loader comes up, and escape to loader prompt. Type: unload load /boot/GENERIC/kernel boot 3. You are now running a 6.3-RELEASE kernel, albeit a GENERIC one. Run freebsd-update install again to install the rest of the system. 4. Recompile your custom kernel the usual way, i.e. make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL reboot 5. You are done! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
