Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 10:26:01 -0400 From: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question Message-ID: <BANLkTimSwsDFkYZUkBs46VJThddyq-jWVQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110520161857.55b4cc8c.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <BANLkTiki_yzeYNGVsSunk0H6j0EY%2BAb2Zg@mail.gmail.com> <20110504142626.539c2b6f@scorpio> <BANLkTime92wrMOUhESWVRpLjHGCd9Sc9RA@mail.gmail.com> <4DC1CA49.8060801@onetel.com> <20110504181106.4ea5b8e7@scorpio> <BANLkTi=frhi1=bg-hPvMkcbagf8EXv8YgA@mail.gmail.com> <20110519224049.a97c15fa.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTik58N1KhzXTR_B0UPPdrA0%2BfeS4aQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110519230402.faa010bd.freebsd@edvax.de> <BANLkTi=m86B_N9D_uYvDubxzFC_z_kkieQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110520161857.55b4cc8c.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: On Thu, 19 May 2011 21:58:13 -0400, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> > wrote: > > One last question ... hopefully lol. am I going to run into any issues w/ > > the default fbsd6 layout? > > > > [root@Ziggy [~]# df -h > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > > /dev/ad0s1a 496M 328M 128M 72% / > > Maybe not so good (as a default) as soon as you're going > to compile kernels for 8.x, where a / size of 1G would > be better (although you can even get a FreeBSD / partition > fully functional in < 500 MB). > > The rest of the df output looks normal. > > > > > What I think I failed to previously mention is that this machine started > out > > with fbsd6.x, was upgraded many times from 6x though 7.1 where it fell > into > > disuse. With my recent repurpose of this box ... I'm concerned that it > might > > be a moot point if base won't fit on rot root slice. > > In this case, you should switch off all debugging for the > kernel, and maybe even omit the backup kernel.OLD mechanism. > But attention! This can be dangerous! Still you have the > option to boot from a live system (Fixit should be enough) > to manually make a backup copy of the running kernel, and > in case anything fails at boot stage, use the live sytem > to re-"install" the old kernel. But in fact, this should > not be required. OK, I am off now to research how to build the kernel w/o debugging symbols ... then I shall embark on this. -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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