From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 18 17:13:20 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 4AB3237B401 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:13:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.foolishgames.net (ns2.foolishgames.net [216.93.162.119]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCA4A43FAF for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:13:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from luke@foolishgames.com) Received: from foolishgames.com (adsl-68-75-129-198.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net [68.75.129.198]) (authenticated bits=0) by ns2.foolishgames.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5J10pnw066505 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:00:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from luke@foolishgames.com) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 20:13:11 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Lucas Holt To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Subject: FreeBSD 5.0 install.... getty won't execute 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, 19 Jun 2003 00:13:20 -0000 I just "tried" to upgrade from 4.8 stable to 5.0 release using the following procedure make buildkernel (error) make buildworld make buildkernel (worked this time) make installkernel (worked after adding a device hint file) reboot kernel booted, then it tried to run /usr/libexec/getty and died. It went into a loop and I rebooted. Now the 5.0 kernel won't boot and 4.8 gives me an error about /usr/libexec/getty not loading. Is my install toast like I'm thinking? If so, what did I do wrong? I want to upgrade a server with 4.8 release on it remotely and need to perfect the upgrade. btw I did try to compile 5.1 first, but I got errors with the kernel and the world (mostly variables were redefined) My 4.8 stable install was compiled in late april. (not sure exactly what day) Lucas Holt Luke@FoolishGames.com ________________________________________________________ FoolishGames.com JustJournal.com "The next generation of interesting software will be made on a Macintosh, not an IBM PC." -- Bill Gates (unconfirmed quote)