Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:22:05 +1000 From: "Danny" <dannyho@bigpond.net.au> To: <gregory.lane@anu.edu.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading using /stand/sysinstall Message-ID: <05d701c2630c$97d548d0$bf01a8c0@x.com> References: <000d01c25f9c$d614cee0$bf01a8c0@x.com> <20020919053946.GA15586@nucl03.anu.edu.au>
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Dear Gregory, Thank you for replying to my email with the games.telstra.com/gamearena/ site it was very helpful. I tried the instruction on a test machine in the email below: and after the installation has completed I typed in "cp kernel.GENERIC kernel" then reboot the computer I am now currently running : backup# uname -a FreeBSD backup.freebsbsd.org 4.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Tue Jun 11 06:14:12 GMT 2002 murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 backup# After the upgrade I am experiencing the following probelms with FreeBSD: 1) After FreeBSD has booted up I can't seem to log in with my old usernames and password, I have checked /etc/passwd and I can't find the usernames. 2)When the machine boots up and I try to start the PostgreSQL service I get the following error message backup# ./010.pgsql.sh start PGDATA: Undefined variable. pgsqlbackup# 3)When the machine boots up and I try to start the MySQL service I get the following error message: backup# ./mysql-server.sh start mysqldbackup# pschown: mysql: illegal user name 4)When I load webmin to test it everything works fine expect Webmin still shows I am running Version 0.93 on backup.freebsbsd.org (FreeBSD 4.3) after the upgrade Does anyone in the mailing list know how to solve the problems? dannyho@bigpond.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lane" <gregory.lane@anu.edu.au> To: "Danny" <dannyho@bigpond.net.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: Upgrading using /stand/sysinstall > > I am currently running FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE and I want to upgrade to the > > latest version which is 4.6.1. > > > > I want to upgrade FreeBSD using the /stand/sysinstall facility. > > > > My ISP only allows me to download 1GB per month. > > > > I was wondering how much data I would download from the internet if I used > > the /stand/sysinstall -> upgrade facilty? > > G'day Danny, > > I presume you got your /etc/rc.conf thing sorted? > > I can't answer your question directly about the amount to download, > but I can give you another approach to get the data without eating into your > download limit. I am guessing you are with Telstra ADSL or cable. > > If you are with them, then you can download the FreeBSD iso images from > Telstra's Game Arena site for free (i.e. they don't count it towards your > download limit.) Make sure you check first that it is on the free site > list! I have Telstra ADSL at home with a 3Gb limit and it is free for me. > > Go to: > > http://games.telstra.com/gamearena/ > > Then select resources / file library / unix-like operating systems. > > I asked them to put the latest 4.6.2 release iso's on there a little > while ago, which they did. I've used them to install on four or five > machines already. > > Even if you don't have a burner, you can virtual mount the iso as follows: > > # vnconfig /dev/vn0c ./image.iso > # mount -t cd9660 /dev/vn0c /cdrom > > You can upgrade via sysinstall from an existing filesystem (in this case > /cdrom), it is one of the options. I did it once long ago that way, but > can't remember any further details. Maybe someone else has a better > clue, or just try it! > > When you're finished with the iso image: > > # umount /cdrom > # vnconfig -u /dev/vn0c > > Best of luck! > > Greg > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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