Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread C. Bergström
Bas Smeelen wrote: It would be nice if freebsd-update had the same command sequence (without the build parts) as in a source upgrade. First fetch of course, then freebsd-update installkernel with a message to reboot on succes or rollback on failure, then after reboot freebsd-update installworld,

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 03/10/2011 04:24 PM, Tom Worster wrote: > before resorting to cd. Hi, I've read your last post, this sucks. I missed a point which you have thought about (see below) The best thing would have been either rollback or reboot and continue, see below. > the handbook describes a procedure: > > A) 1s

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Tom Worster
On 3/10/11 12:48 PM, "Jason Helfman" wrote: >Good idea. Rollback does work, and has worked for me in a very similar >situation, and hopefully will work for you as well. After the rollback, >reboot, and start again from your initial upgrade command. I would highly >recommend using tmux, and also i

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Jason Helfman
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:24:30AM -0500, Tom Worster thus spake: On 3/10/11 9:13 AM, "Bas Smeelen" wrote: On 03/10/2011 03:03 PM, Tom Worster wrote: at this stage, i have no remote access. even if i could gain access, i wouldn't know what state it's in or how to proceed. it's probably best n

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Tom Worster
On 3/10/11 9:13 AM, "Bas Smeelen" wrote: >On 03/10/2011 03:03 PM, Tom Worster wrote: >>at this stage, i have no remote access. even if i could gain access, i >>wouldn't know what state it's in or how to proceed. it's probably best >>now >>to pay for the hosting company to install 8.1 from cd. >We

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Alexandre
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Bas Smeelen wrote: > On 03/10/2011 02:37 PM, Tom Worster wrote: > BTW Yes I mean sysutils/screen > There is also TMUX http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/tmux/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 03/10/2011 03:03 PM, Tom Worster wrote: > at this stage, i have no remote access. even if i could gain access, i > wouldn't know what state it's in or how to proceed. it's probably best now > to pay for the hosting company to install 8.1 from cd. Well if this is an option. But before paying and

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Tom Worster
at this stage, i have no remote access. even if i could gain access, i wouldn't know what state it's in or how to proceed. it's probably best now to pay for the hosting company to install 8.1 from cd. On 3/10/11 8:54 AM, "Bas Smeelen" wrote: >On 03/10/2011 02:37 PM, Tom Worster wrote: >> freebs

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 03/10/2011 02:37 PM, Tom Worster wrote: > freebsd-update install > Installing updates...Bad system call (core dumped) But your server is running and other services are ok? Is your kernel still 7.1 ? I guess it should be. (uname -a) Looks like either a newer version of freebsd-update already go

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Tom Worster
On 3/10/11 8:01 AM, "Bas Smeelen" wrote: >On 03/10/2011 01:52 PM, Tom Worster wrote: >>i was upgrading a remote machine from 7.1 to 8.1 with freebsd-update. >> >>the "freebsd-update -r 8.1-RELEASE upgrade" phase was complete and i had >>given: >> >># freebsd-update install >>Installing updates...

Re: lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Bas Smeelen
On 03/10/2011 01:52 PM, Tom Worster wrote: > i was upgrading a remote machine from 7.1 to 8.1 with freebsd-update. > > the "freebsd-update -r 8.1-RELEASE upgrade" phase was complete and i had > given: > > # freebsd-update install > Installing updates... > > when the wifi on my local computer went a

lost network during freebsd-update install

2011-03-10 Thread Tom Worster
i was upgrading a remote machine from 7.1 to 8.1 with freebsd-update. the "freebsd-update -r 8.1-RELEASE upgrade" phase was complete and i had given: # freebsd-update install Installing updates... when the wifi on my local computer went away. eventually i restarted the wifi interface but the ssh