From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 18 14:20:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A07CC16A5CE for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:20:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spencer@io.com) Received: from smtp.prismnet.com (smtp.prismnet.com [209.198.128.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 347D143D4C for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:20:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from spencer@io.com) Received: from fnord.io.com (spencer@fnord.io.com [209.198.128.89]) by smtp.prismnet.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k8IEKUWv024431 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:20:30 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from spencer@io.com) Received: (from spencer@localhost) by fnord.io.com (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k8IEKUIB096209; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:20:30 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from spencer) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:20:30 -0500 From: Spencer PriceNash To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060918142030.GA95856@io.com> References: <200608251822.42336.yuanjue02@gmail.com> <20060911111839.GA46328@io.com> <51584f840609110633n7fc7823bh86dd0cd02a813677@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51584f840609110633n7fc7823bh86dd0cd02a813677@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.1, clamav-milter version 0.88.1 on smtp.prismnet.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=7.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on smtp.prismnet.com Subject: Re: kernel version changes release version. (was Re: How to change kernel version tag?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:20:32 -0000 On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 09:33:57PM +0800, Yuan, Jue wrote: > /sys/conf/newvers.sh > > This file will determine the kernel version tag showed at booting > time. Don't know if it has anything to do with your problem. > > HTH :-) > > On 9/11/06, Spencer PriceNash wrote: > >On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 06:22:42PM +0800, Yuan, Jue wrote: > >[...] > >> Hi all. > >> > >> Could I change the kernel version tag manually? say, I have a kernel > >which is > >> 7.0-CUREENT, but for some reasons I wanna it be something like > >6.1-RELEASE, > >> while the kernel itself does't change from 7.0-CURRENT to 6.1-RELEASE. > >>[...] > > > >That seems an odd thing to do, but as it turns out, I somehow managed > >to do it. > > > >On Aug22, my old box had 5.3-RELEASE with a custom kernel. Here's > >something from a script that does backups every night, with the > >date as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS starting every line (hostname changed to > >avoid embarassment): > > > >20060722234517:FreeBSD oldbox 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov > >27 01:53:23 CST 2004 root@oldbox:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SPENCER1 i386 > > > >On Aug23 I upgraded to 5.4 (tried 6.1, but the old box hung repeatedly > >after any fsck): > > > >20060723234514:FreeBSD oldbox 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May > >8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 > >root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > > >I installed a custom kernel on Aug 29. The release version changed. > >Here's what the old box says it is now: > > > >20060729234515:FreeBSD oldbox 5.3-RELEASE-p31 FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p31 #0: > >Sat Jul 29 11:33:15 CDT 2006 > >root@oldbox:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/kernel.2006072910 i386 > > > >I have no idea what I did to cause the change. > >[...] Heh...it wasn't too hard to figure out what I did. spencer@oldbox:~[501]> grep REL standard-supfile *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_3 Aaargh. I upgraded the box and didn't change my src supfile. Fixed now; cvsup to get 5.4 source, new kernel build. Result: FreeBSD oldbox 5.4-RELEASE-p18 FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p18 #0: Mon Sep 18 08:39:41 CDT 2006 root@oldbox:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/kernel.2006Sep18 i386 -- Spencer PriceNash spencer@io.com many other addresses http://www.io.com/~spencer many other sites