Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:49:52 -0500 From: "Ben" <ben@cahostnet.com> To: "Matthew Koivisto" <mkoivist@nortelnetworks.com>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: /Stand/Sysinstall Upgrade doesn't change version Message-ID: <019b01c09830$218c2a20$6102a00a@nhqadmin17> References: <E1A4B2CC91EBD1118A510000F80836F803ECAB2F@zwdld002.ca.nortel.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0194_01C09806.30E2CE90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: /Stand/Sysinstall Upgrade doesn't change versionBe careful with = mergmaster. Use the option to merge new with old. I had a bad = experience with this but I recovered with no problems with mergmaster = again. This advice was given to me also. Good luck. Ben ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matthew Koivisto=20 To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'=20 Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 8:16 AM Subject: RE: /Stand/Sysinstall Upgrade doesn't change version You have to re-build the source now, to build the 4.2 kernel.=20 These were the instructions I was givin when I upgraded to 4.2=20 1) use cvsup to grab the 4.2-R source (tag=3DRELENG_4_2_0_RELEASE)=20 2) cd /usr/src=20 3) make world=20 4) edit kernel configuration file=20 5) make buildkernel KERNEL=3D<insert kernel config name here>=20 6) make installkernel=20 7) manually upgrade the files in /etc or use mergemaster=20 8) reboot=20 I'm assuming you can skip 1) because your source tree is already = current.=20 matt=20 -----Original Message-----=20 From: Don O'Neil [mailto:doneil@amplespace.com]=20 Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 2:40 AM=20 To: freebsd-questions=20 Subject: /Stand/Sysinstall Upgrade doesn't change version=20 I did a system upgrade from 4.1-release yesterday using = /stand/sysinstall=20 (yes, I know you can do it w/ a make-world, but I don't need the = _latest_=20 stuff, just more recent than 4.1)....=20 After the upgrade, the uname-a didn't show anything different... Is = this=20 normal? Shouldn't it have read 4.2-release?=20 Thanks!=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org=20 with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0194_01C09806.30E2CE90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RE: /Stand/Sysinstall Upgrade doesn't change = version</TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Be careful with mergmaster. Use = the option to=20 merge new with old. I had a bad experience with this but I = recovered with=20 no problems with mergmaster again. This advice was given to me = also. =20 Good luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ben</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmkoivist@nortelnetworks.com=20 href=3D"mailto:mkoivist@nortelnetworks.com">Matthew Koivisto</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 = href=3D"mailto:'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'">'freebsd-questions@freebs= d.org'</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 16, 2001 = 8:16=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: /Stand/Sysinstall = Upgrade=20 doesn't change version</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P><FONT size=3D2>You have to re-build the source now, to build the = 4.2=20 kernel.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>These were the instructions I was = givin when I=20 upgraded to 4.2</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>1) use cvsup to grab the 4.2-R source=20 (tag=3DRELENG_4_2_0_RELEASE)</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>2) cd = /usr/src</FONT>=20 <BR><FONT size=3D2>3) make world</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>4) edit = kernel=20 configuration file</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>5) make buildkernel=20 KERNEL=3D<insert kernel config name here></FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>6) make=20 installkernel</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>7) manually upgrade the files = in /etc or=20 use mergemaster</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>8) reboot</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>I'm assuming you can skip 1) because your source = tree is=20 already current.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>matt</FONT> </P><BR> <P><FONT size=3D2> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>From:=20 Don O'Neil [<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:doneil@amplespace.com">mailto:doneil@amplespace.com</A>]=20 </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 = 2:40=20 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>To: =20 freebsd-questions</FONT> <BR><FONT=20 size=3D2>Subject: = /Stand/Sysinstall=20 Upgrade doesn't change version</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>I did a system upgrade from 4.1-release yesterday = using=20 /stand/sysinstall</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>(yes, I know you can do it = w/ a=20 make-world, but I don't need the _latest_</FONT> <BR><FONT = size=3D2>stuff, just=20 more recent than 4.1)....</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>After the upgrade, the uname-a didn't show anything=20 different... Is this</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>normal? Shouldn't it = have read=20 4.2-release?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT> </P><BR><BR><BR> <P><FONT size=3D2>To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>=20 <BR><FONT size=3D2>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of = the=20 message</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0194_01C09806.30E2CE90-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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