Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:23:28 -0800 From: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20071030142328.lgk3a5m9r4ks84g4@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Quoting Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca>: > Hello Jason, > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Jason Slack <slackmoehrle@gmail.com> >> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM >> Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions >> >> Hi All, >> >> I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. >> >> I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with >> 4GB >> > of >> RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and >> I >> > could get >> into a new apartment together. >> >> I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am >> not >> > one >> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from >> the >> > test >> releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do >> you >> > have >> to wipe? >> >> I apologize, but I am from a Solaris environment and then OS X. >> >> Jason >> -- >> "Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with >> people >> > who >> are reckless with yours"........Lehrmann (1997) > > You can always upgrade to a newer FreeBSD version without too much hassle. > > Here are the steps. > > csup your src tree to RELENG_7 > > Then do these steps as root > > #cd /usr/src > #make cleandir > #make cleanworld > #mergemaster -p > #make buildworld > #make buildkernel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > #make installkernel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Shouldn't the above two lines read: make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE or possibly: make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE Naturally, everyone has their own slight variations to suite their chosen env. But I thought these were a no-op. > #reboot > #cd /usr/src > #make installworld > #mergemaster -iU (-iU added to automatically install files that don't > exist and upgrade those that haven't changed. > #reboot > > mergemaster made it very easy to upgrade, thank you Doug! }:) > > Regards, > -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri > Arab Portal > http://www.WeArab.Net/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)
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