From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 18 22:34:08 2004 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 24E9C16A526 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:34:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gremlin.internode.com.au (gremlin.internode.com.au [192.83.231.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BA8B43D5E for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:34:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adam@internode.com.au) Received: from gremlin.internode.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gremlin (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAILok6r005187; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:20:46 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from adam@internode.com.au) Received: (from adam@localhost) by gremlin.internode.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iAILoklq005186; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:20:46 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from adam@internode.com.au) X-Authentication-Warning: gremlin.internode.com.au: adam set sender to adam@internode.com.au using -f Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:20:45 +1030 From: Adam Smith To: Curtis Vaughan Message-ID: <20041118215045.GC5108@internode.com.au> References: <20041109013813.GC576@internode.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Face: $vsV$1FNbZN\JVpjV#&+/!oVW`Kw$j?w_,te\SS}(tKD21c+l$t%\RCS(r$G; XXk]6,(!N:&(N3EV0bY`3):UrgG7'*qsj3l.75IaHV1<`i*{[L\:F*l6fH##C:-p2]xW/R-Z:!bo; 5g3GP-{I{}7O>tN}`Xm/=-:8NG?f-r'$Qc3y[aW-7'W_S<`KYU!_; `7K=kuC$-.7J2*kk=~`c@ADp+xhsv(!a@eW-R_5wtx+tC)(]%W+ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading 5.3-Beta1 to 5.3-RELEASE 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, 18 Nov 2004 22:34:08 -0000 On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 01:15:15PM -0800, Curtis Vaughan said: > > > > o update from cvs > > # cd /usr/src > > # make update > > o build world/kernel in your normal or single-user mode > > # cd /usr/obj > > # rm -rf * > > # cd /usr/src > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL > > o install kernel/world in single user mode > > # reboot [ Choose single User Mode ] > > # cd /usr/src > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL > > # make installworld > > o run mergemaster -p > > # mergemaster -p > > o reboot > > # reboot > > > >It's fairly straight-forward once you get the gist :) > > > > > Following Adam's suggestion, I have now gotten to the point where I > rebooted into Single-User Mode, entered the /usr/src directory and then > entered the command: > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > But it almost immediately comes back with errors about the fact that > certain directories don't exist and problems with the fact that the > file system is read only. > > Perhaps I entered Single User Mode wrong? On a reboot, I chose not to > boot into any system, but to go directly to the loader prompt > (something like that). Then I entered the command: boot -s Single user mode will, by default, leave you with only your / partition mounted as read-only. It does this to protect itself. You'll need to remount your partitions with 'mount -a'. Sorry, I forgot to include that step :) -- Adam Smith Internode : http://www.internode.on.net Phone : (08) 8228 2999 Dog for sale: Eats lots and is fond of children.