Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:38:55 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Zbigniew Szalbot <zszalbot@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel Message-ID: <47944C0F.3030407@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <94136a2c0801202311w1502dbc1o69b1c689168352e6@mail.gmail.com> References: <94136a2c0801181417w395f7532w4761fc76388ed60@mail.gmail.com> <47912AE1.6000603@otenet.gr> <94136a2c0801190114u46f872eas8f6afd5e52dd73b1@mail.gmail.com> <4791C177.6030304@otenet.gr> <94136a2c0801202225r47f424a7gfc3f3fbebffc9403@mail.gmail.com> <47943DB6.7070301@otenet.gr> <94136a2c0801202244m524383fak5053d7204224f33f@mail.gmail.com> <47944387.5010801@otenet.gr> <94136a2c0801202311w1502dbc1o69b1c689168352e6@mail.gmail.com>
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Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello again, > > 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>: > >> Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >> >>> Here they go: >>> >>> FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul >>> 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 root@domain.tld:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS >>> i386 >>> >>> $ ls -la /boot >>> total 836 >>> drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . >>> drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 Jan 19 18:06 .. >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 7638 Jan 22 2007 beastie.4th >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 8192 Jan 21 07:21 boot >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot0 >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 boot0sio >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 boot1 >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 7680 Jan 21 07:21 boot2 >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 1201 Jan 21 07:21 cdboot >>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 defaults >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 1741 May 7 2006 device.hints >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 2249 Jan 22 2007 frames.4th >>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 kernel.old >>> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 217088 Jan 21 07:21 loader >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 7772 Jan 22 2007 loader.4th >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Sep 8 2006 loader.conf >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 15219 Jan 22 2007 loader.help >>> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 212992 May 7 2006 loader.old >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 389 May 7 2006 loader.rc >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Jan 22 2007 mbr >>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 7 2006 modules >>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 mykernel.old >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 219136 Jan 21 07:21 pxeboot >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 692 Jan 22 2007 screen.4th >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 36440 Jan 22 2007 support.4th >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> I can repeat upgrade/install procedure but will it help? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Zbigniew Szalbot >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Problem is if you run freebsd-update install a second time, I believe it >> will install the rest of the system, as it has already installed the kernel. >> From your /boot/ directory I see no /kernel directory, I assume you >> moved it to mykernel.old >> > > Yes, I did. I was then going to copy GENRIC when it turned out there is none. > > >> However the /kernel.old directory has a today's date, while normally >> this is only changed when you recompile a new kernel. Is it possible >> there was a GENERIC kernel in there that was updated? >> I am just speculating here, but you could try the following: >> >> - Reboot >> - Escape to loader prompt >> - unload >> - load /boot/kernel.old/kernel >> - boot >> >> and see if uname -a shows a 6.3-RELEASE >> >> Before this, you may want to take a look at the dates of the files >> inside /boot/kernel.old to see if they are updated >> > > I don't think they are updated. The date for all of them is Jul 4 2007 > which is when I upgraded to 6.2 (I think or when I last compiled the > kernel) > > $ ls -la /boot/kernel.old |less > total 22958 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9728 Jan 21 07:21 . > drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 .. > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13163 Jul 4 2007 3dfx.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4948 Jul 4 2007 3dfx_linux.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 55673 Jul 4 2007 aac.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4427 Jul 4 2007 aac_linux.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3296 Jul 4 2007 accf_data.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5868 Jul 4 2007 accf_http.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 369012 Jul 4 2007 acpi.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18136 Jul 4 2007 acpi_asus.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12062 Jul 4 2007 acpi_fujitsu.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 15152 Jul 4 2007 acpi_ibm.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10558 Jul 4 2007 acpi_panasonic.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6599 Jul 4 2007 acpi_sony.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12183 Jul 4 2007 acpi_toshiba.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 17119 Jul 4 2007 acpi_video.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 86198 Jul 4 2007 agp.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 25105 Jul 4 2007 aha.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18784 Jul 4 2007 ahb.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 139328 Jul 4 2007 ahc.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7787 Jul 4 2007 ahc_eisa.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8541 Jul 4 2007 ahc_isa.ko > > What are my choices now? I cannot reboot as it won't run without a > generic kernel. I cannot go back to 6.2 as I have already used > install...? > > Thank you! > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > I just checked with all my systems, and I seem to have a GENERIC folder in all of them. Even on one that has been running the GENERIC kernel all along (a VMware machine). Weird. Anyway, to get you out of this awkward position, I am uploading a GENERIC 6.3 kernel to an FTP where you can download it to your machine, uncompress it, reboot and continue: - Copy the GENERIC.tar.gz to the boot folder. - Uncompress with tar xvzf GENERIC.tar.gz you will now have a GENERIC folder with a 6.3-RELEASE generic kernel. Continue like before, i.e.: - reboot - Escape to loader prompt - unload - load /boot/GENERIC/kernel - boot ... you know the rest I will send you the link by private email in a few moments. It is currently uploading.
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