Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 11:56:34 -0800 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, peter@wemm.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: you need to install a new kernel before an installworld. Message-ID: <3DBD9672.9000308@acm.org> References: <bulk.15293.20021025234418@hub.freebsd.org> <3DBAE1FA.2010209@acm.org> <20021026.234211.117680655.imp@bsdimp.com>
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M. Warner Losh wrote: > Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> writes: > : ... 'installkernel' is not filling it's contract: it is > : not ensuring that the next boot uses the new kernel. > > Are you sure you need new bootblocks? I've not had issues and am > pretty careless about when I do installworld vs installkernel. > > You need them for the 4.x -> 5.0 upgrade, but I didn't think you've > needed new ones for a long time now. In case you've forgotten, in another month or two, thousands of people are going to be upgrading from 4.x -> 5.0. Those are going to be people who don't regularly read -current or even -stable. The upgrade process right now is getting pretty ugly and needs to be cleaned up some before release. Tim Kientzle To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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