Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:55:55 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: laptop no longer reboots Message-ID: <46B252EB.6000601@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20070802195500.GK77008@bunrab.catwhisker.org> References: <46B17BCB.2060605@elischer.org> <cb5206420708020144u257c9facn51b03fd2dca2d4de@mail.gmail.com> <20070802152001.GI77008@bunrab.catwhisker.org> <46B21117.8040401@elischer.org> <20070802195500.GK77008@bunrab.catwhisker.org>
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David Wolfskill wrote: > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 10:15:03AM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote: >> ... >>> And as you can see, I've done this a few times -- been building CURRENT >>> daily (with a few exceptions) since I got the machine. >> yaeh, but can it reboot? > > Err... yeah; not sure how else I'd actually run the kernel I just built. I have to push the power button to get it to shutdown and then re-power it up. otherwise it just sits in the old kernel forever.. > > FWIW, the daily routine is: > > (While running STABLE) > > * Update the local private copy of the CVS repository; start a "cvs > update" on the /usr/ports CVS working directory. > > * Start a "cvs update" on the (STABLE) /usr/src CVS working directory. > > * If there were updates to STABLE, proceed with "make buildworld" and > friends, then reboot to implement newly-built kernel & world. > > * Start a "cvs update" on the CURRENT /usr/src CVS working directory. > > * Check /usr/ports/UPDATING for relevant issues & address them > apprropriately, then do a "portupgrade -a". > > * Once both the CURRENT "cvs update" and the "portuprade -a" are done, > and if there were updates to /usr/src, reboot from the CURRENT slice. > Once running CURRENT, start "make buildworld" and friends. Take > evasive action as necessary. :-} Reboot to at least do a reality > check on newly-built CURRENT; as part of the reality check, verify that > the an0 NIC still works and see if the wi0 NIC has started working > again. Once that's done, reboot back to STABLE (currently on slice 1) > where I normally use thw wi0 NIC. > > So yeah, there's a fair amount of rebooting involved. > > And I tend to make the machine work a bit more than is usual for a > laptop. :-} > > Peace, > david
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