From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 20 20:39:33 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34D83106566B for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:39:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09F378FC08 for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:39:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (Mac-Pro.magehandbook.com [192.168.1.50]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F02DDD4 for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:39:31 -0400 From: Daniel Staal To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <59CAD0660FAC8D48500A6032@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <20110820162245.166e8a05@scorpio> References: <86wre8inmi.fsf@gmail.com> <20110820162245.166e8a05@scorpio> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: A quality operating system 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: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:39:33 -0000 --As of August 20, 2011 4:22:45 PM -0400, Jerry is alleged to have said: > I have never wasted my time with it personally; however, I thought I > read somewhere that it did not work if the user had built a custom > kernel. From what I have seen written regarding it, you have to move the > custom kernel out of the way and replace it with the generic kernel, > run the freebsd-update program and then re-install the custom kernel and > then rebuild that. Assuming that is correct, I can safely say that only > a masochist would find that solution given the numerous possibilities > for catastrophic failure any serious consideration. Obviously the KISS > principal was considered important in this scenario. --As for the rest, it is mine. Exactly how would you want to do a binary upgrade on a custom-configured kernel? (I.E.: A custom binary.) And can you name any OS that can do that? Although you don't have to replace the kernel with the generic, if you are doing a source upgrade. You should be able to do a standard source upgrade. (Making sure, of course, that your custom kernel's configuration is still valid for the newer source.) I might *recommend* replacing with a generic during the upgrade, just because it's safer to be upgrading to the tested kernel, but it shouldn't be required. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------