From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 28 23:29:09 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 2AF2516A417 for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.177]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B49CC43D6A for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.175.30]) by bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:29:04 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:29:01 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.175.200 by by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:01 GMT X-Originating-IP: [213.189.94.114] X-Originating-Email: [dead_line@hotmail.com] X-Sender: dead_line@hotmail.com From: "Marwan Sultan" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:01 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Sep 2006 23:29:01.0533 (UTC) FILETIME=[E11FF0D0:01C6E355] Subject: buildworld upgrading advise please. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:29:09 -0000 Hello Gurus Im on FreeBSD 6.1-R decided to upgrade the src tree and for security reasons only so i did the following cvsup srcall and ports (RELENG_6_1) changed /etc/make.conf to CFLAGS= -O -pipe NO_PROFILE= cd /usr/src # make buildworld # make buildkernel # make installkernel # reboot the following steps not from single user, just root, it refused to run from single user # mergemaster -p # make installworld # mergemaster # reboot Till here no errors and everything seems allright! the output of uname -a is FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p7 FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p7 #0: Fri Sep 29 01:37:30 AST 2006 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 Is this enough ? Some websites has only these steps, but in the handbook asking to update /etc, recomiple the base system and many others.. Can someone comment about my steps and advice if anything more is needed. pluse, why all was okay from root user not single user mode, and why it didnot work from single user mode. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/