9.1 - 9.2 upgrade

[Doug Hardie]

On 4 October 2013, at 19:08, Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:

> 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?

System is not bootable - can't verify anything…

> 
> 
> 
>> 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. ;-)
> 

Yes

> 
> 
>> Step 5:  reboot
> 
> Attention: Into single-user mode.

Not possible since the system is located over 100 miles away.  Everything has to be done via remote console.


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> 
> 
>> 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)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Polytropon
> Magdeburg, Germany
> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
>