9.1 - 9.2 upgrade

[Polytropon]

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 18:58:52 -0700, Doug Hardie wrote:
> The exact sequence was:
> 
> Step 1:  freebsd-update from 9.1 to 9.2

Have you verified in /etc/freebsd-update.conf that "src"
is definitely part of what should be updated?



> Step 2:  make buildworld
> Step 3:  make build_kernel KERNCONF=LAFN
> Step 4:  make install_kernel KERNCONF=LAFN

I assume the correct targets "buildkernel" and "installkernel"
have been used. ;-)



> Step 5:  reboot

Attention: Into single-user mode.



> Step 6:  mergemaster -p
> Step 7:  make installworld
> Step 8:  mergemaster -i
> Step 9:  make delete-old
> Step 10:  reboot

Into multi-user mode again.



> oops, something went wrong..
> 
> After step 5, uname -a still showed 9.2 but now it listed the
> kernel I built rather than generic.

Again, verify your configuration. Compare your steps with the
comment header of /usr/src/Makefile which illustrates the
exact procedure; from a (dated) 8-STABLE installation:

 1.  `cd /usr/src'       (or to the directory containing your source tree).
 2.  `make buildworld'
 3.  `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'     (default is GENERIC).
 4.  `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'   (default is GENERIC).
      [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target]
 5.  `reboot'        (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).
 6.  `mergemaster -p'
 7.  `make installworld'
 8.  `make delete-old'
 9.  `mergemaster'            (you may wish to use -i, along with -U or -F).
10.  `reboot'
11.  `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them anymore)


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Polytropon
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