Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 00:21:26 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 4.0-RELEASE -> 4.1-STABLE.. Message-ID: <39C98CC6.F6B80ACC@smartsoft.cc> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009201407420.92119-100000@unix.pciway.com> <39C9282E.E391E0CE@smartsoft.cc> <20000920.23221600@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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Sorry... Forgot to mention the mergemaster step... Jan Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > On 9/20/00, 10:12:14 PM, Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> wrote regarding > Re: Upgrading from 4.0-RELEASE -> 4.1-STABLE..: > > > Huh? > > > I didn't have to merge rc.conf, it didn't replace it! > > I don't use sendmail.cf as I use and prefer qmail will the almost 30 > domains this > > machine hosts. > > > What I had to do though was take care of sendmail and remake the link > to qmail's > > sendmail. That was all as far as I remember... > > Haven't noticed any problems since the upgrade... > > > Don't worry, be Kneppie! > > Jan > > Loren Koss wrote: > > > Thanks.. Like I said, I had done all those steps already (cvsup'd the > > latest, built world, built and installed kernel), now I am on the step > of > > merging my files in /etc (like sendmail.cf and rc.conf, etc).. I was > just > > wondering if anyone had any thoughts as to things that were ABSOLUTELY > > necessary for 4.1-STABLE to work.. Otherwise, I will reboot my box now > and > > hope for the best :).. > > > > > > > On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Jan Knepper wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is basically very simple... > > > > > > > > > > Make sure you've got cvsup. > > > > > If not... > > > > > # chdir /usr/ports/net/cvsup-bin > > > > > # make > > > > > # make install > > > > > > > > > > Update sources and build world: > > > > > # chdir /usr/share/cvsup > > > > > # cvsup 4.x-stable-supfile > > > > > # chdir /usr/src > > > > > # make world > > > > > > > > > > Than build and install the kernel. (Hope you've done that before) > > > > > # cd /sys/i386/conf > > > > > # /usr/sbin/config <your-kernel-config> > > > > > # cd ../../config/<your-kernel-config> > > > > > # make depend > > > > > # make > > > > > # make install > > > > > > > > > > REBOOT. > > > > > > > > > > Now you should be FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE #3 > > > > > Did the same thing about 3 days ago... > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > > > > > > > > Don't worry, be Kneppie! > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Loren Koss wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > okay, I followed the directions on freebsddiary.org and got to the > "make > > > > > > merge" part.. This is not the most intuitive UI and I basically > wanted to > > > > > > know if someone knew which parts specifically I should concentrate on > or > > > > > > will be 4.0-RELEASE files just work fine? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Loren Koss > > > > > > http://www.checkthegrid.com > > > > > > Before you go to the movies...Check The Grid! > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > -- > > <snipped and trimmed at various points> > > Dear Jan Knepper, > > You may wish to _carefully_ read /usr/src/UPDATING. > > In particular, you may wish to read the section dealing with updating > from 4.0-Release to 4-STABLE. > > If you are wondering why such a change in the classical procedure was > decided, you will want to browse the -stable archives as well, > starting from July 10, 2000. If you do that, you will also learn about > what kind of problems occurred to those who did not [bother to] follow > the recommended procedure. > > In /usr/src/UPDATING, you should not fail to notice the mergemaster(8) > step; which step is also indicated in the handbook (cf chap. 18.4.7). > > Best regards, > Salvo -- Jan Knepper Smartsoft, LLC 88 Petersburg Road Petersburg, NJ 08270 U.S.A. http://www.smartsoft.cc/ http://www.mp3.com/pianoprincess Phone : 609-628-4260 FAX : 609-628-1267 FAX : 303-845-6415 http://www.fax4free.com/ Phone : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) FAX : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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