Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:44:14 +0200 From: Victor Meirans <vic@rezekne.lv> To: Ignacio Cristerna <ignacioc@avantel.net> Cc: joe <jk@wnonline.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD 3.2 -> 3.4 Message-ID: <387CD98E.930BEAE0@rezekne.lv> References: <004301bf5d11$76d2d8e0$0c2d1cc0@redando.com>
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Hi. I upgraded from 3.0 to 3.2 in the end of July 1999. I did standard upgade from binaries (from CD) and the only trouble I had after reboot was to boot the new kernel. I wrote to this list, and received a solution. Here's the message that saved my life... :) ---- >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:58:25 +0200 >From: "phill@cobia.gulf.net" <phill@cobia.gulf.net> >To: vic@cs.ru.lv >Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: URGENT. Upgrade failed. > >Login with the old kernel, then type "disklabel -B <harddrive device>" > >-- >Phillip Salzman > > >On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Victor Meirans wrote: > >> Hello, >> Things have gone crazy here, and I need your advice ASAP. >> >> I did the upgrade 3.0-RELEASE to 3.2-RELEASE procedure from >> /stand/sysinstall. It went OK, bu after reboot the new kernel failed to >> load, saying "incorrect format" I can boot up with old one, but nothing >> works normally then. Have I done smth wrong? I tried to compile new >> kerrnel, but got the same error message at boot. >> >> Please reply directly to vic@ru.lv, this address is not on the list. >> >> Thank you. >> >> ---> Vic <--- I hope this will help. Ignacio Cristerna wrote: > > Hi, I am very interested in this upgrade stuff as I am wonīt be getting CD > until version 4.0 comes out. Now, it it only me or the upgrade procedures > are, er, sparingly documented? I am trying to upgrade form 3.1 to 3.3 and > canīt seem to find the way to do it. Any help, links or leads would be > greatly appreciated. > Greeting from a lonely BSD guy in Monterrey. -- ---> ViC <--- --==> Rezekne Internet Service Center http://www.risc.lv "PCT Latgale" Ltd. Phone: +371-4622972 Baznicas 17, Rezekne, Fax: +371-4622972 LV-4601, Latvia GSM: +371-9577569 -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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