Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:39:31 -0400 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A quality operating system Message-ID: <59CAD0660FAC8D48500A6032@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <20110820162245.166e8a05@scorpio> References: <86wre8inmi.fsf@gmail.com> <CA754F69.68E1F%dave-sa@pooserville.com> <CAHu1Y70vTvW%2BHxNOjf=n5qeq25hCOifYyoX2ivSfNbpTXG7_jg@mail.gmail.com> <20110820162245.166e8a05@scorpio>
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--As of August 20, 2011 4:22:45 PM -0400, Jerry is alleged to have said: > I have never wasted my time with it personally; however, I thought I > read somewhere that it did not work if the user had built a custom > kernel. From what I have seen written regarding it, you have to move the > custom kernel out of the way and replace it with the generic kernel, > run the freebsd-update program and then re-install the custom kernel and > then rebuild that. Assuming that is correct, I can safely say that only > a masochist would find that solution given the numerous possibilities > for catastrophic failure any serious consideration. Obviously the KISS > principal was considered important in this scenario. --As for the rest, it is mine. Exactly how would you want to do a binary upgrade on a custom-configured kernel? (I.E.: A custom binary.) And can you name any OS that can do that? Although you don't have to replace the kernel with the generic, if you are doing a source upgrade. You should be able to do a standard source upgrade. (Making sure, of course, that your custom kernel's configuration is still valid for the newer source.) I might *recommend* replacing with a generic during the upgrade, just because it's safer to be upgrading to the tested kernel, but it shouldn't be required. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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