From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 28 17:32:51 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0F308F4A; Wed, 28 May 2014 17:32:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from brightstar.bomgardner.net (brightstar.bomgardner.net [63.229.207.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE2042FDD; Wed, 28 May 2014 17:32:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from brightstar.bomgardner.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by brightstar.bomgardner.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75ACCE5; Wed, 28 May 2014 12:35:58 -0500 (CDT) From: "Gene" To: Mark Felder Subject: Re: info needed-upgrade 8.1 to 10.0 with zfs root Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 12:35:58 -0500 Message-Id: <20140528172837.M69748@brightstar.bomgardner.net> In-Reply-To: <7f96848c4393882b8dccab09173bc4c1@mail.feld.me> References: <20140528164735.M32229@brightstar.bomgardner.net> <7f96848c4393882b8dccab09173bc4c1@mail.feld.me> X-Mailer: OpenWebMail 2.53 X-OriginatingIP: 192.168.0.25 (fbsd) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 17:32:51 -0000 Thanks - in spite of the fact that I've been running a FBSD system since around ver 6.0, I am still in many ways a neophyte. I get some of what you wrote, but: if I understand, you're saying basically, do an upgrade to 9.x first and then go to 10.0? What's "stamp bootloaders"? Does that have to do with booting from a zfs root? My main concern is the root on ZFS. I want to make sure I can boot this puppy when all is said and done! Thanks... Gene On Wed, 28 May 2014 12:17:06 -0500, Mark Felder wrote > On 2014-05-28 12:06, Gene wrote: > > I've got an 8.1 amd64 system that I want to upgrade to 10.0. The system > > uses > > ZFS including root. Can anyone point me to reliable reading on > > upgrading - > > the handbook doesn't really get into ZFS and root, thanks - > > > > Install 9.1 or 9.2 kernel, reboot, mergemaster -p, installworld, > mergemaster, zfs upgrade -a, zpool upgrade -a, make-delete-old, > stamp bootloaders, reboot > > Install 10.0 kernel, reboot, mergemaster -p, installworld, > mergemaster, zfs upgrade -a, zpool upgrade, make-delete-old, stamp > bootloaders, rebuild/reinstall all ports/packages, make delete-old- > libs, reboot > > Now you're done > > I find this easier to do than with freebsd-update, but I'm sure you > could go that route too. I just prefer the control. > > I have a quick and dirty script for automating the stamping of > bootloaders: https://feld.me/freebsd/bootcode-update.sh --