From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 29 07:03:54 2003 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 22F0716A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 07:03:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5A7143FBF for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 07:03:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from daleco.biz ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:06:31 -0600 Message-ID: <3F9FD6C0.3000406@daleco.biz> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030920 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: support@solvnet.net References: <3F9F8013.3758.457A93@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3F9F8013.3758.457A93@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Oct 2003 15:06:32.0171 (UTC) FILETIME=[3CC4A3B0:01C39E2E] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.8 on i386 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:03:54 -0000 support@solvnet.net wrote: >Hello, >Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried >upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried >a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while >retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this >AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), >skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a >successful upgrade. On reboot I get: > >booting(kernel)... >can't load 'kernel' >can't load 'kernel.old' >no bootable kernel >ok > >I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is >successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs >motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and >still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the >unwise here? > >thanks, > >Dan > >support@solvnet.net > > > > I won't call you unwise, but it's a loooong way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.............. Can you explain the phrase "FTP direct upgrade" a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question.... : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.