From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Dec 26 19:39:33 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1505EAAC8E for ; Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:39:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmalcolm@uraeus.com) Received: from neoshoggoth.uraeus.com (neoshoggoth.uraeus.com [208.72.84.117]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mail-relay.uraeus.com", Issuer "URAEUS" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B5707640DA for ; Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:39:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmalcolm@uraeus.com) Received: from neoshoggoth.uraeus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by neoshoggoth.uraeus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C420B10A5246; Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:31:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from neoshoggoth.uraeus.com ([127.0.0.1]) by neoshoggoth.uraeus.com (neoshoggoth.uraeus.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id HjTGp-mS1-TL; Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:31:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.29.117.19] (pool-71-163-157-223.washdc.fios.verizon.net [71.163.157.223]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by neoshoggoth.uraeus.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 95AE510A3DB3; Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:31:25 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=uraeus.com; s=2017Jan; t=1514316685; bh=LfMjrQzPFkJRwWe3YDqL4qewnvksxVTTUVlAHTAoZ0A=; h=From:Subject:Date:Cc:To; b=mYyjjlIbmmOleHVtOGTuh0Td80e2eARRSuBOwhdKiUrLrwpZKPUlAfW/2ux1A62l7 hcidBNJvJmNcksNko9dok63Cd2eSxToK5ztz2pREYcWhne9mA97A37Szf+zQcYW9UE lfvbF8bPvq64d/6eut+bop288nN50EKO9KVQHPuY= From: Joe Malcolm Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: /usr/sbin/freebsd-update: cannot open files/.gz: No such file or directory Message-Id: <5788C79D-CC63-4D84-8B68-26DCFB6DB0FB@uraeus.com> Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:31:25 -0500 Cc: Joe To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2017 19:39:34 -0000 I have a VM that has gotten into a strange state. > root@cal:~ # freebsd-update -r 11.1-RELEASE upgrade=20 > src component not installed, skipped > Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. > Fetching metadata signature for 11.0-RELEASE from = update5.freebsd.org... done. > Fetching metadata index... done. > Inspecting system... done. >=20 > The following components of FreeBSD seem to be installed: > kernel/generic world/base world/lib32 >=20 > The following components of FreeBSD do not seem to be installed: > kernel/generic-dbg world/base-dbg world/doc world/lib32-dbg >=20 >=20 > Fetching metadata signature for 11.1-RELEASE from = update5.freebsd.org... done. > Fetching metadata index... done. > Fetching 1 metadata patches. done. > Applying metadata patches... done. > Fetching 1 metadata files... done. > Inspecting system... done. > Fetching files from 11.0-RELEASE for merging... done. > Preparing to download files... done. > Attempting to automatically merge changes in files... done. >=20 > [=E2=80=A6] > /usr/sbin/freebsd-update: cannot open files/.gz: No such file or = directory > Attempting to automatically merge changes in files... done. >=20 > The following file will be removed, as it no longer exists in > FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE: /boot/device.hints > Does this look reasonable (y/n)? n What is a safe way to reset the state of freebsd-update? Joe=