From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 15:38:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19E7916A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from freep.dyns.net (adsl-63-195-184-80.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.195.184.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DC1AF43D69 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from micheas@micheas.dyns.net) Received: (qmail 28472 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2004 23:38:36 -0000 Received: from tux.a (HELO tux) (mail@10.0.0.173) by sol.a with SMTP; 13 Jan 2004 23:38:36 -0000 Received: from micheas by tux with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AgY7I-0000Fm-00; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:36 -0800 From: Micheas Herman To: Scott Mitchell In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Free Print Shop Message-Id: <1074037115.631.41.camel@tux> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:36 -0800 Sender: Micheas Herman cc: 'Vahric MUHTARYAN' cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Whan can I do if OS does not boot after makeworld X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: micheas@freep.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:38:42 -0000 On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 07:55, Scott Mitchell wrote: > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > > Did you ever have any problem about makeworld process ?! > > I afraid of one day will come and I can't boot my FreeBSD > > > > Vahric > > This is why the recommended update process is (in part): > > # make buildworld > # make buildkernel > # make installkernel > > Followed by a reboot into single-user mode before doing the installworld. This is the place that I have been bitten. In 5.x (I don't know about 4.x off the top of my head) you have to type "shutdown -r now" and NOT "shutdown now" The later keeps using your old kernel which is what you are trying not to do. It was an new system in a huge mess so I just reinstalled instead of trying to fix the problems. Micheas > If the new kernel doesn't boot, you've still got the previous one in > /kernel.old, so you can just boot from that one and carry on without having > trashed any part of your system. > > If installworld somehow manages to make your system unbootable, you have a > few options: > - boot single-user and try to fix things with the tools in /stand (or > /rescue on 5.x) > - boot CD #2 and try to fix things with the tools in the live filesystem > - restore from backups (you do have backups, right?) > > Personally, I've made plenty of unbootable kernels, and a few worlds that > behaved strangely in places, but never an unusable system (fingers crossed > :-) > > Scott > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Micheas Herman email: micheas@freep.org Free Print Shop web: http://www.FreePrintShop.org phone: (415)648-3222 fax: (415)648-4466