[Bulk] Upgrading from 7.3 to 8.1: uname -a still shows 7.3p3

[Alexandre]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:42 AM, Rainer Duffner <rainer at ultra-secure.de>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have the 8.1 sources, did a buildworld, buildkernel, installkernel,
> installworld.
> Now I have 8.1 binaries:
>
> server# file /bin/tcsh
> /bin/tcsh: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD),
> dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for FreeBSD 8.1, stripped
>
> but not the kernel:
>
> server# uname -a
> FreeBSD server 7.3-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE-p3 #3: Tue Nov 16
> 01:12:23 CET 2010     root at server:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
>
>
> How is that possible?
>
> Or is it just a mis-representation?
>
> kern.osreldate: 801000
>
> I did a csup twice and rebuilt the kernel multiple times.
> Also did a complete buildworld buildkernel cycle.
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Rainer
>

Hi,
Have you really followed steps in /usr/src/Makefile ?
I have added step 0 and 1a, that are useful if previous builworld fail.

# For individuals wanting to upgrade their sources (even if only a
# delta of a few days):
#
#  0.  `rm -rf /usr/obj'   {Added by me}
#  1.  `cd /usr/src'       (or to the directory containing your source
tree).
#  1a. `make cleanworld'   {Added by me, usefull if previous builworld
failed}
#  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 -U or
-ai).
# 10.  `reboot'
# 11.  `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them
anymore)

The handbook is also useful : http://bit.ly/aIGbjj

Alexandre.