From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 11 00:30:08 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5635E528 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (unknown [IPv6:2602:d1:b4d6:e600:4261:86ff:fef6:aa2a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 29339BED for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ultimatedns.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id t2B0Vgsd025289; Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:31:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) To: fjwcash@gmail.com, Pete French In-Reply-To: References: From: "Chris H" Subject: Re: Is there a linux_base available for RELENG_9? Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:31:42 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=fixed MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-id: <55390460cd3ce7854089fe03066ee7e0@ultimatedns.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:30:08 -0000 On Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:29:12 +0000 Pete French wrote > > Indeed. Having read UPDATING prior to the attempted upgrade, I > > followed the advise to add 'compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18' > > to sysctl.conf(5). And rebooted. > > If you rebooted then it should have been set - and you should > not have needed to do it manually. > > > But what turned out to be the *actual* solution, was to use > > sysctl(8). Applying it directly fixed it. :-) > > This should not have been necessary if you rebooted. I think > you should try and find out what went wrong, as otherwise this > will not work when you reboot next time and you will have to set it > by hand on each reboot. > > It sounds like you did all the right things - nt sure why it didnt > work for you. > > Have you rebooted since ? What is the value after rebooting now ? Hello Peter, and thank you for the reply. I only just now got a chance to bounce the box. I first sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 as that's what it reported, after the [kern/world] install, and before/during my attempts to install -c6. I then confirmed the setting via sysctl, then confirmed sysctl.conf(5) had the sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18 setting listed. Bounced the box, and the sysctl.conf settings took. I have absolutely no idea why it wouldn't work as stated in UPDATING, or after loading it in sysctl.conf, yesterday. But it *apparently* works now. I think, under the circumstances, I'd do well to continue to monitor that setting for awhile. Fortunately, given it's FreeBSD, and a server, I won't have a need to bounce it very often. Thanks again, Peter, for taking the time to reply. --Chris > > -pete. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"