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Date:      Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:36:57 +0100
From:      "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org>
To:        "Marian Hettwer" <MH@kernel32.de>, "Claus Guttesen" <kometen@gmail.com>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org, Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>
Subject:   Re: upgrading 5.4 -> 6.0 without reinstalling. safe ?
Message-ID:  <op.szzszvxc8527sy@outgoing.local>
In-Reply-To: <4372256F.2020800@kernel32.de>
References:  <E1EZp9T-0008i7-Kg@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> <b41c75520511090501nbef3235j@mail.gmail.com> <4372256F.2020800@kernel32.de>

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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:35:59 +0100, Marian Hettwer <MH@kernel32.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> short additional step:
>
> Claus Guttesen wrote:
>>  The easiest would be to
>>  1. cvsup to RELENG_6 (or RELENG_6_0)
> 1.1 cd /usr/obj; chflags noschg *; rm -rf *
>> 2. cd /usr/src
>> 3. make buildworld
>> 4. make buildkernel
>> 5. make installkernel
>> 6. mergemaster -p
>> 7. reboot into single-usermode and verify your new kernel works
>> 8. mount -a
>> 9. make installworld
>> 10. mergemaster
>> 11. reboot
>
> best regards,
> Marian
> PS.: Just did an upgrade remote from 5.4-RELEASE to 6.0-RELEASE without  
> any problems. Steps taken as described above ;)

How do you reboot into single-usermode from remote?
(Rebooting isn't really the problem, working in single-usermode is.)

-- 
  Ronald Klop
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands



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