Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:38:22 +0000 (GMT) From: Andy Hiscock <andyjhiscock@yahoo.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPGRADE TO RELEASE 8.0-P3/SAMBA HELP REQUIRED Message-ID: <227464.34171.qm@web26106.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20100603222733.65e140e4.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <929158.22715.qm@web26105.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <20100603214655.7345b75c.freebsd@edvax.de> <153741.9349.qm@web26102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <20100603222733.65e140e4.freebsd@edvax.de>
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ok so then running testparm i'm getting=0A=0Aleopard# testparm=0A/libexec/l= d-elf.so.1: Shared object "libcrypt.so.4" not found, required by "testparm"= =0Aleopard# =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Polytro= pon <freebsd@edvax.de>=0ATo: Andy Hiscock <andyjhiscock@yahoo.com>=0ACc: fr= eebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0ASent: Thu, 3 June, 2010 21:27:33=0ASubject: R= e: UPGRADE TO RELEASE 8.0-P3/SAMBA HELP REQUIRED=0A=0ARe-including the list= ...=0A=0AOn Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:14:03 +0000 (GMT), Andy Hiscock <andyjhiscoc= k@yahoo.com> wrote:=0A> Right how can I uninstall back to 7.2?=0A=0AWell...= I have to admit that I've never done that. Basically,=0Ait should be possi= ble if you install the sources of 7.2 (e. g.=0Afrom the CD) to overwrite /u= sr/src. Then you basically do what=0Athe Handbook says about upgrading from= source, or, to quote=0Afrom /usr/src/Makefile (worth reading its beginning= ):=0A=0A# 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your sou= rce tree).=0A# 2. `make buildworld'=0A# 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF= =3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).=0A# 4. `make installkernel= KERNCONF=3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).=0A# [steps 3. &= 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target]=0A# 5. `reboot' = (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).=0A# 6. `mergemaste= r -p'=0A# 7. `make installworld'=0A# 8. `make delete-old'=0A# 9. `mer= gemaster' (you may wish to use -U or -ai).=0A# 10. = `reboot'=0A# 11. `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program use= s them anymore)=0A=0AThis should then give you the 7.2 version of FreeBSD b= ack - removing=0Aeverything that freebsd-update might have updated.=0A=0A= =0A=0AI am not sure if you can use freebsd-update for this task (but I=0Ado= n't see why it should not be possible); in this case, refer to=0A"man freeb= sd-update", especially the -r parameter (new release).=0A=0A=0A=0AMaybe a t= hird possibility is to install FreeBSD 7.2 from the=0ACD (I just assume you= installed from CD or have the CD there),=0Awithout any formatting, just ov= erwriting. But this may be=0Aproblematic - MAY, I'm not sure.=0A=0A=0A=0ASo= rry, I'm really lacking experience in downgrading a system, as=0AI have nev= er done this, so I sadly can't be more specific. Maybe=0Asomebody on-list c= an be more precise (that's why I took the freedom=0Ato re-include the list,= hope that's okay).=0A=0A=0A=0A-- =0APolytropon=0AMagdeburg, Germany=0AHapp= y FreeBSD user since 4.0=0AAndra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...=0A=0A=0A=0A
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