From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 27 16:49:45 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com (c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com [24.5.122.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7813151A9 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 16:49:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tbackman@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com) Received: from localhost (tbackman@localhost) by c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id QAA01872; Thu, 27 May 1999 16:55:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tbackman@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com) Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 16:55:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Backman To: Doug White Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade from 3.1r to 3.2r In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 27 May 1999, Doug White wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 1999, Todd Backman wrote: > > > > > I have attempted to upgrade to 3.2r from 3.1r via /stand/sysinstall. After > > the upgrade process has completed and /stand/sysinstall has been closed, > > what procedure is then needed? I can not seem to locate the proper docs on > > the remaining steps (if there are any). At this time I am forced to boot > > from kernel.prev as the boot loader fails to find the new kernel. > > Well, normally, sysinstall exits and reboots the system. > > This sounds like the installation failed. You did select the 'upgrade' > and not 'install' opton, right? That is correct. I attempted the upgrade again and it worked properly. I guess TCI was up to thier old tricks again (dropping packets) with my cable modem... > > Try getting to the loader boot> prompt, then type 'ls' and post the > output. That was how I found kernel.prev. It was almost acting like an upgrade from 3.0->3.2... > > > I am sure that I am missing a step here. Could someone please hit me with > > the clue stick? ;^) > > [whap!] Thanks. > > > BTW...I am attempting this remotely and will not have access to the > > console until this evening... > > You should have said so! Give me that stick again! > > Thanks again. ;^) > > You _MUST_ upgrade from the console from the 3.2-R boot floppies! I just got confused as it was sunny outside... ;^) > > Doug White > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > > ========================================================================= Todd Backman "there are two major products that came out of berkley: Geek and FreeBSD user lsd and unix. Seattle, WA we don't believe this to be "Chaos is a good teacher..." a coincidence." j.s.anderson ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message