From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 11 14:49:53 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 B2A7937B407 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:49:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out005.verizon.net (out005pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A714743F3F for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:49:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.160.27.77]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030411214943.TTLY12889.out005.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:49:43 -0500 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h3BLnkIs007202 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:49:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h3BLnk3i007201 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:49:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:49:46 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20030411214945.GI3837@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <20030410205623.GB1060@keyslapper.org> <200304102102.30196.taxman@acd.net> <20030411012103.GE93988@keyslapper.org> <200304102152.26223.taxman@acd.net> <20030411135129.GB3837@keyslapper.org> <20030411144438.GA2578@gothmog.gr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030411144438.GA2578@gothmog.gr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [68.160.27.77] at Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:49:43 -0500 Subject: Re: problem with installkernel upgrading from 4.6.2 release to 5.0 release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 21:49:54 -0000 On 04/11/03 05:44 PM, Giorgos Keramidas sat at the `puter and typed: > On 2003-04-11 09:51, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > >On 04/10/03 09:52 PM, taxman sat at the `puter and typed: > >> > > >> > >> Depends on whether latest or most stable is more important. The latest > >> relasease from the stable branch (4.8 Release as of now) will likely satisfy > >> what you're looking for. If you'd like a little more of the latest, then > >> update along the 4-stable path more often. > > > > Cool. I'll go with 4.8 Release. > > > >> Read the other link i sent and > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html > >> > >> Should help answer for your needs. > >> > >> Your upgrade procedure was nearly perfect by the way. Just reboot after the > >> installkernel and you might have gotten it to work. > >> Anyway, have fun > > > > Thanks. The thing is, I did reboot. Several times. It looks like > > the upgrade didn't change the mbr or something, and it keeps looking > > in the old kernel location. > > Yep. This is a known issue with an upgrade from 4.X to 5.X. The new > boot loader will look correctly in /boot/kernel/kernel for the 5.X > kernel, but the first time you're booting with the old 4.X loader, and > you have to interrupt it, unload the old kernel and load the kernel from > its new location at /boot/kernel/kernel instead. > > This should allow you to boot single user with the 5.X kernel and then > move on to installworld as usual. > > - Giorgos Thanks. I'll keep that in mind for the real 5.x release. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ This universe shipped by weight, not by volume. Some expansion of the contents may have occurred during shipment.