From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 7 20:47:09 2009 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 0A7831065691 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:47:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phocking@fsklaw.com) Received: from thor-new.fsklaw.com (thor-new.fsklaw.com [64.174.116.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 849238FC08 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:47:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phocking@fsklaw.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thor-new.fsklaw.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 872FA280C760; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:47:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from thor-new.fsklaw.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 10954-10; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:47:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from Macintosh.fsklaw.com (macintosh.fsklaw.com [192.168.61.164]) by thor-new.fsklaw.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A3BC280C73A; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:47:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <496514CC.9010205@fsklaw.com> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:47:08 -0800 From: Phillip Hocking User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: brad davison References: <4964DB9F.5020201@fsklaw.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fsklaw.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mergemaster failing before 7.1 installworld 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: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:47:09 -0000 I did mergemaster -p previously, my issue was resolved with this svn commit fixing the build prefix in mergemaster: http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh?view=markup&pathrev=186678 Thanks for the suggestion though. Floyd Skeren & Kelly LLP *Phillip Andrew Hocking* * Network Engineer* Address 23801 Calabasas Road, Suite 2025 Calabasas, CA 91302 Phone (559) 474-3511 Fax (818) 206-9223 Website http://www.fsklaw.com Email phocking@fsklaw.com * Please Note*: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply email and also delete the original and any attached documentation. Thank you. brad davison wrote: > > > > > Greetings. I have updated to 7.1 from a 6.2 box. Kernel built and > > installed successfully, world built successfully, however > mergemaster is > > failing: > > > > $ mergemaster > > *** Unable to find mtree database. Skipping auto-upgrade. > > I may be stating the obvious, but being before the /installworld/ > shouldn't that be a '/mergemaster -p/' and not just /mergemaster/? > > From the FreeBSD Handbook: > > After installkernel finishes successfully, you should boot in single > user mode (i.e. using boot -s from the loader prompt). Then run: > # mount -a -t ufs > # mergemaster -p > # cd /usr/src > # make installworld > # mergemaster > # reboot > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Windows LiveTM: Keep your life in sync. See how it works. >