Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:56:46 -0800 From: Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update problems Message-ID: <871ucz7flt.fsf@oak.localnet> In-Reply-To: <87k3qrbqg6.fsf@oak.localnet> (Carl Johnson's message of "Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:48:57 -0800") References: <87obg3bynm.fsf@oak.localnet> <20130201205855.GA53909@rootbsd.daleco.biz> <87k3qrbqg6.fsf@oak.localnet>
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Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> writes: > Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> writes: > >> On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 11:51:41AM -0800, Carl Johnson wrote: >>> I ran freebsd-update to update my 8.1-RELEASE system to 8.3-RELEASE >>> (freebsd-update -r 8.3-RELEASE upgrade). It downloaded a bunch of >>> files, asked me to edit some configuration files, showed me long lists >>> of files that have been changed, added and removed, and then ended with >>> no status or error indications. The problem is that there appears to be >>> absolutely NO change in my system that I can find. I have checked /etc, >>> /bin, and /lib with 'ls -lct | head', but there are no files that have >>> changed recently. The /var/db/freebsd-update directory has over 500MB >>> of files it downloaded. >>> >>> Does anybody have any suggestions on what might have happened and what >>> can be done? >>> -- >>> Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org >>> >> >> I'm not looking at the docs ATM, but IIRC you need to run an install >> step now. Check the docs ... they should tell you. > > Thanks, I just saw that a few minutes ago. I wasn't happy about it so I > went out for a long walk, but I should have done it before posting. > I'll try that right after this. Everything looks good now: 'uname -r' now show '8.3-RELEASE-p3'. Thanks for the response. -- Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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