Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 11:30:06 +0100 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: packaged kernel not booting following an upgrade Message-ID: <6799596f-7606-4869-a44e-17935ce0b433@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20251005.102049.1355100457143953114.yasu@FreeBSD.org> References: <20251002.180121.980053125503545103.yasu@FreeBSD.org> <20251005.102049.1355100457143953114.yasu@FreeBSD.org>
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Delivered to freebsd-current@ but previously mis-addressed to freebsd-pkgase@ (sorry) <https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2025-October/009018.html>; On 05/10/2025 02:20, Yasuhiro Kimura wrote: > … `pkg upgrade`. Then what should we > do if system fails to boot with new kernel? Do we have to create boot > media and boot from it? Assuming that we have no choise but to do so, > how should we restore the system? … An option: Using pkgbasify to repair a broken installation of FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE <https://gist.github.com/grahamperrin/9570092c127bd43777961b6f016e75ba#file-freebsd-installer-pkgbasify-md>; The method there may be adapted for 16.0-CURRENT. If a non-bootable kernel is from base_latest, then I would hope to find a usable base (with a bootable kernel) in base_weekly.help
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