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Date:      05 Mar 2003 19:51:02 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        IAccounts <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca>
Cc:        freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: 4.3 -> RELENG_4
Message-ID:  <448yvt9v2h.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030305160641.U7942-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca>
References:  <20030305160641.U7942-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca>

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IAccounts <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca> writes:

> > > Basically:
> > > Update your source with cvsup
> > > read /usr/src/UPDATING and follow any instructions required (I believe
> > >   you'll need to manually create the relatively new sendmail users)
> > > Reveiw you kernel config file to see if any options have changed since
> > >   4.3
> > > make buildkernel
> > > make installkernel
> > > reboot  >>> if the reboot doesn't go well, boot kernel.old and copy it to
> > >              /kernel to get back to 4.3
> > > make buildworld
> > > make installworld
> 
> Ok, I have cvsup'ped successfully, upon buildkernel I get:
> 
> "Error: version of config does not match kernel!
> config version = 400018, version required = 400019

Yes, you got bad advice there.  You need to do a buildworld before the
buildkernel.  Please read the handbook section on updating, as well as
everything it refers you to (including UPDATING), before risking your
system with the update.

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