Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 07:47:49 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "Karl M. Joch" <k.joch@kmjeuro.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, "freebsd-stable" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? Message-ID: <20020517144749.BA9035D04@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 May 2002 08:46:59 %2B0200." <0bb901c1fd6e$e2ce3800$01000001@ooe.kmjeuro.com>
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> From: "Karl M. Joch" <k.joch@kmjeuro.com> > Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:46:59 +0200 > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hoskins" <mike@adept.org> > To: "Nikhil Mittal" <nikhil@east.isi.edu> > Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; "freebsd-stable" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 1:08 AM > Subject: Re: upgrading to 4.5-stable ??? > > > > On Mon, 13 May 2002, Nikhil Mittal wrote: > > > > > As i was going thru the "UPDATING" file, do i need to compile the new > kernel > > > first before doing make world ?? Also how do i create a rescue disk ?? > > > Please suggest other cautions too! > > > > My usual procedure is, > > (using pre-tweaked kernel config) > > cvsup -g -L2 supfile > > cd /usr/src > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > make installworld > > mergemaster -a > compare it manually and > (cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV all) > at least check all of the rc* and defaults files > better the whole etc stuff before rebooting. > if updating remote systems try it locally on a box in advance :-) And, still being paranoid, I might start doing a mergemaster -p before the buildworld, although I'm not sure it should be a standard practice. I can see it leading to some when adjusting files in /etc before actually building the new world. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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