From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 16 16:43:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A8B116A4D0 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.mho.com (smtp.mho.net [64.58.4.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2153343D57 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:43:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from scottl@freebsd.org) Received: (qmail 13485 invoked by uid 1002); 17 Dec 2003 00:43:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.4.1.5?) (64.58.1.252) by smtp.mho.net with SMTP; 17 Dec 2003 00:43:40 -0000 Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:44:01 -0700 (MST) From: Scott Long X-X-Sender: scottl@pooker.samsco.home To: Doug Barton In-Reply-To: <3FDF77DC.7060600@dougbarton.net> Message-ID: <20031216174144.T35002@pooker.samsco.home> References: <3FDBDA30.6010101@freebsd.org> <3FDF77DC.7060600@dougbarton.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Status of the 5.2 release X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 00:43:44 -0000 On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Doug Barton wrote: > Do we have an updated status on this? I just got my new laptop, so I was > going to burn an ISO of the latest RC and give it a try, but if it's > going to blow up on install I don't want to waste time... > > Doug > The root cause was found, fixed, testd, and committed to HEAD recently. I expect it to be committed to RELENG_5_2 tomorrow. Until then, you can either try a 5.2-CURRENT snapshot, or gamble with 5.2-RC1 by turning off softupdates on the destination partitions. Once installed, you can turn SU back on. Scott