Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:03:47 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unattended reboot was Re: signal 12's everywhere on Currentwith update this morning. Message-ID: <3FB4EED3.2020305@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20031114093118.GH884@starjuice.net> References: <20031113064835.qccgccsoowkw0o00@mail.encontacto.net> <20031113145037.GR60410@submonkey.net> <20031113065514.kkcg0ckwsw88okcw@mail.encontacto.net> <20031113073915.yy8s4ooggssk4kw0@mail.encontacto.net> <20031113171120.GC73775@FreeBSD.org> <20031113114105.ee04c4s0kgs8kcc0@mail.encontacto.net> <3FB3E33C.9040800@centtech.com> <20031114093118.GH884@starjuice.net>
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Sheldon Hearn wrote: >On (2003/11/13 14:02), Eric Anderson wrote: > > > >>I'm not having any luck - I'm started to feel like I'm missing something >>here :) >> >>I cvsup'd yesterday afternoon, and did my usual make buildworld, kernel, >>install kernel, single user mode, then make installworld - except it >>bombed on the installworld. I ignored the message moved on. >> >> > >You missed a step. The HEADS UP sent to -current said you needed to >reboot between kernel install and world install. > >This is the strictly safe way of upgrading always. However, many people >skip the reboot (and even the drop to single-user mode) as a shortcut. >Sometimes, the shortcut works. This time, it doesn't. :-) > Unfortunately, I had unsubscribed myself from the list a few weeks ago when I went to a Usenix conference, and forgot to resubscribe! Woops. All fixed up now though. At least now I know what I did wrong - thanks! Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------
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