From owner-freebsd-stable Thu May 16 23:49: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from sv07e.atm-tzs.kmjeuro.com (sv07e.atm-tzs.kmjeuro.com [193.81.94.207]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47C4837B404; Thu, 16 May 2002 23:48:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from karl (adsl.ooe.kmjeuro.com [193.154.186.21]) (authenticated bits=0) by sv07e.atm-tzs.kmjeuro.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g4H6mVI0063850; Fri, 17 May 2002 08:48:41 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from k.joch@kmjeuro.com) Message-ID: <0bb901c1fd6e$e2ce3800$01000001@ooe.kmjeuro.com> From: "Karl M. Joch" To: , "freebsd-stable" References: <20020516160512.A56337-100000@snafu.adept.org> Subject: Re: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:46:59 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-MailScanner: Mail Server protected by CTS Austria www.ctseuro.com Message found to be clean Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hoskins" To: "Nikhil Mittal" Cc: ; "freebsd-stable" Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 1:08 AM Subject: Re: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Nikhil Mittal wrote: > > > As i was going thru the "UPDATING" file, do i need to compile the new kernel > > first before doing make world ?? Also how do i create a rescue disk ?? > > Please suggest other cautions too! > > My usual procedure is, > (using pre-tweaked kernel config) > cvsup -g -L2 supfile > cd /usr/src > make buildworld > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > make installworld mergemaster -a compare it manually and (cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV all) at least check all of the rc* and defaults files better the whole etc stuff before rebooting. if updating remote systems try it locally on a box in advance :-) karl > reboot > > This is on my own lightly-loaded system. On busy servers, I take them out > of service and boot singleuser before doing installworld. > > For what I believe is a detailed and 'cautious' step-by-step guide, refer > to the handbook: > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/makeworld.html > > Good luck, > -Mike > > -- > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message