What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 11:05:47AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote: I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. I would recommend reinstalling 6.2 from scratch and starting over again. What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all You used the wrong tag. tag=. specifies that you want HEAD aka -CURRENT from the repository. You should use either tag=RELENG_6 or tag=RELENG_6_2 depending on if you want 6-STABLE or '6.2-RELEASE+security patches. -- 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: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
Have a look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile You probably want something like this: *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default base=/var/db *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_2 *default delete use-rel-suffix src-all -- Fred Condo, Chief Engineer http://quinn.com Quinn Interactive, Inc. Building better websites for over a decade. On Mar 3, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all -- -- Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions- [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: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
Erik Trulsson writes: Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. I would recommend reinstalling 6.2 from scratch and starting over again. Thank you and thanks to Fred Condo who also responded. I guess the only thing I can salvage from the last day's work is knowing that cvsup is a good resource when used carefully. I was kind of afraid that I would need to start from scratch because there may be hidden gotchas due to libraries that shouldn't be there, etc. I guess since the system did come up working, I could experiment with the shell script I am building to update 6.2 and then save it to another system before starting over on Monday. Also, thanks for the correction on the cvs-supfile. We have 3 boxes scheduled to go in service that are all the same type of server which means that they will all be getting the CDROM initial install and then hopefully the security patches and bug fixes via cvsup. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
