Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:21:22 -0700 From: kayve@sfsu.edu To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: single user mode buildwerld failures Message-ID: <1175804482.46155a4211b0f@webmail.sfsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1175804304.461559908e35e@webmail.sfsu.edu> References: <20070403020736.8549C241BF@freebsd-stable.sentex.ca> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704040855350.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <20070404125452.M18358@fledge.watson.org> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704040959490.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704041006060.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <14989d6e0704041034t1e197592jbd7d609ddd1d0765@mail.gmail.com> <1175734991.46144acfabc7a@webmail.sfsu.edu> <1175736045.46144eed676c2@webmail.sfsu.edu> <1175763113.1318.18.camel@zoot.mintel.co.uk> <1175804304.461559908e35e@webmail.sfsu.edu>
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i am still trying to follow the below instructions. haven't done so yet, going away for the weekend. > > > // change to root > > $ su - > > // remove /usr/obj to speed up the build > > # cd /usr/obj && chflags -R noschg * && rm -rf * > > didn't do this.. but i guess that shouldn't matter. > > > // Build a new world > > # cd /usr/src > > # make -j4 buildworld > > // build a new kernel (do not put any job options for this build) > > didn't use "-j4" but otherwise i believe we did this. > > > # make buildkernel > > // install the new kernel > > gheist seemed to be aware of this and had an opinion about not > needing it. > > > # make installkernel > > // reboot to single user mode (boot -s from the loader prompt) > > # shutdown -r now > > > > did this. > > > // After reboot > > // check + mount all filesystems > > # fsck -p > > did this > > > # mount -u / > > # mount -a -t ufs > > did merely "mount -a" > > > # swapon -a > > // prepare /etc for the world install > > didn't do this. > > > # mergemaster -p > > // install the new world > > this step is where all hell broke loose. i got this strange question > that i didn't know how to respond to. my prompt changed. it felt > like things went seriously wrong here. > > > > > # cd /usr/src ; make installworld > > // run mergemaster again > > # mergemaster > > // reboot to an updated system > > # shutdown -r now > > > > All these instructions are in the handbook. > > > > Cheers > > > > Tom > > > > [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html > > [2] > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > > > > >
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