From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 29 19:06:12 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 A2EB716A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:06:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail14a.sanjose14-verio.com (mail14a.sanjose14-verio.com [128.121.143.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1A2B943F93 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:06:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from support@solvnet.net) Received: from www.solvnet.net (128.121.210.113)1-0416713166; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:06:06 -0500 (EST) From: support@solvnet.net To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:05:56 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3FA02BB4.13336.11FEABF@localhost> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <3F9FD6C0.3000406@daleco.biz> References: <3F9F8013.3758.457A93@localhost> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.11) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-Loop-Detect: 1 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: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:06:12 -0000 As a relative newbie to unix in general, not sure what the process you described below is to do stepwise rebuilds. I couldn't find any older builds in the 4.x outside of 4.8. I did try a clean install (dumped and repartioned) from a 4.8 RELEASE from an ISO cd and encountered the same problem. Xserver dependants failed and the final prompt " hmmmm, can't even extract the binary...." It also failed two firewire modules at the beginning, but I ignored that as unessential. I have the latest revision on the DAC960 raid card, 524 MEG ram, and dual PIII 750s so all of that is more than adequate. I did the mentioned memory test and that's fine. this is pretty frustrating..... Dan Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." To: support@solvnet.net Copies to: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.8 on i386 > 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. >