Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:07:25PM +, Chris Howells wrote: Hi, I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Has anybody done this recently. Were there any major problems other than mentioned in UPDATING? Hi, I have upgraded few boxes remotly. I had only to copy pam.d directory to /etc otherwise I couldn't log via ssh it complained about pam. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
Oddly enough, and a little OT, (but semi-within the topic) I'm trying to update a 5.0 box to RELENG_5 right now with several different errors, too many to mention (generally they occur after rebooting after my installkernel. I can subsequently reboot off of kernel.old, as always). That's not surprising, if your kernel and userland are too far out of sync, lots of things won't work right like ps and ipfw and so forth. If the kernel boots OK into single-user mode, it should be OK to do the installworld. Hmmm, interesting point. I didn't even think of that. However, if I do that successfully, then reboot the system and it fails, there is no way to 'undo' the installworld...right? Either way, I'm going to try it, so I can use that experience for when I have to do a production box. Anyway, you really don't want to stay with 5.0, even if it takes a reinstall from a 5.4 CD to get there :-) Eventually, if all else fails, I will. Take full backups before you do anything. The thing is, there is nothing wrong with a 4.11 system, either, especially if it is a uni-processor machine. For SMP hardware, I'd be tempted to jump directly to 6.0 or wait for 6.1, rather than move to the middle/end of the 5.x releases. The Samba box is a SMP unit, but the 4.11 is a uni-proc box. I've been running it that way since 4.5, moving the system to new disks a few times, and periodically more powerful boxes. I have really no reason to upgrade this one to 5 or 6 at this point...and BTW, I always do backups. System is on a RAID-1, with a second RAID-1 setup that gets a mirrored copy of the primary RAID every day. Further that, I have it taped up too. Call me paranoid, but having the backup RAID ensures that I can just move it to new hardware and continue right on trucking. Keeping your ports up-to-date is a bigger concern, but things like portaudit and the people working on submitting both security warnings and patches to the ports help... Indeed. I just got familiar with portaudit a few weeks ago, and I find it quite handy. Tks for your input. Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:07:25PM +, Chris Howells wrote: Hi, I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Has anybody done this recently. Were there any major problems other than mentioned in UPDATING? Worked smoothly for me. You do need console access to boot to single-user mode. Don't forget to rebuild all your installed ports afterwards too (portupgrade -fa or -faP). Kris pgp0lI2jJ85yF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 09:07:25PM +, Chris Howells wrote: Hi, I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Has anybody done this recently. Were there any major problems other than mentioned in UPDATING? In addition to UPDATING you should read http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/migration-guide.html which details how you should upgrade from 4.11 to 5.3. I don't think there has been any important changes between 5.3 and 5.4 in this regard. I don't particularly want to install from fresh if possible, due to the hassle of removing the server from the bottom of the pile (too poor to afford a rack ;(), opening the case up and fitting a CD-ROM etc. -- Cheers, Chris Howells -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 0x33795A2C KDE/Qt/C++/PHP Developer: http://www.kde.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
Chris Howells wrote: Hi, I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Has anybody done this recently. Were there any major problems other than mentioned in UPDATING? I don't particularly want to install from fresh if possible, due to the hassle of removing the server from the bottom of the pile (too poor to afford a rack ;(), opening the case up and fitting a CD-ROM etc. Hope this is not too obvious to mention but if your server has a floppy drive you could do a net install... Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Oddly enough, and a little OT, (but semi-within the topic) I'm trying to update a 5.0 box to RELENG_5 right now with several different errors, too many to mention (generally they occur after rebooting after my installkernel. I can subsequently reboot off of kernel.old, as always). Since this is only a data box (running Samba), I'm not too worried, as I'll just reinstall...but I thought I'd throw it out there to see if there is a better approach to this particular upgrade (ie...incremental), as well as OP to get us both to STABLE. Note I also have a real production box at the following with the same issue, however, it's much more relied apon, so an upgrade as opposed to rebuild solution would be nice: FreeBSD pearl.ibctech.ca 4.11-STABLE FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE #4: Fri Jun 24 12:14:21 EDT 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PEARL i386 Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrading 4.11-STABLE to 5.4-STABLE
Steve Bertrand wrote: I want to upgrade my 4.11-STABLE server to 5.4-STABLE. I'm very used to using cvsup to upgrade between minor releases (IIRC the box was 4.9 or 4.10 originally) but a jump between major versions is scaring me a bit :) Oddly enough, and a little OT, (but semi-within the topic) I'm trying to update a 5.0 box to RELENG_5 right now with several different errors, too many to mention (generally they occur after rebooting after my installkernel. I can subsequently reboot off of kernel.old, as always). That's not surprising, if your kernel and userland are too far out of sync, lots of things won't work right like ps and ipfw and so forth. If the kernel boots OK into single-user mode, it should be OK to do the installworld. Anyway, you really don't want to stay with 5.0, even if it takes a reinstall from a 5.4 CD to get there :-) Since this is only a data box (running Samba), I'm not too worried, as I'll just reinstall...but I thought I'd throw it out there to see if there is a better approach to this particular upgrade (ie...incremental), as well as OP to get us both to STABLE. Note I also have a real production box at the following with the same issue, however, it's much more relied apon, so an upgrade as opposed to rebuild solution would be nice: FreeBSD pearl.ibctech.ca 4.11-STABLE FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE #4: Fri Jun 24 12:14:21 EDT 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PEARL i386 Take full backups before you do anything. The thing is, there is nothing wrong with a 4.11 system, either, especially if it is a uni-processor machine. For SMP hardware, I'd be tempted to jump directly to 6.0 or wait for 6.1, rather than move to the middle/end of the 5.x releases. Keeping your ports up-to-date is a bigger concern, but things like portaudit and the people working on submitting both security warnings and patches to the ports help... -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
