From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 12 04:10:18 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2910E1065670 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:10:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@e-e.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [64.156.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CB2A8FC0A for ; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:10:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eggman.experts-exchange.com (adsl-69-229-200-51.dsl.snlo01.pacbell.net [69.229.200.51]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D95FE4A651BC; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:08:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by eggman.experts-exchange.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, _d Jan 2010 20:10:17 -0800 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:10:17 -0800 From: Jason To: Marwan Sultan Message-ID: <20100112041017.GB49210@jason-helfmans-macbook-pro.local> References: <20091224144648.cc5d8ba1.freebsd@edvax.de> <20091224153544.d8485e6a.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: Darwin 9.8.0 X-Living-The-Dream: I love the SLO Life! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd@edvax.de, FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: After freebsd-update - all went wrong. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:10:18 -0000 On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 03:47:51PM +0000, Marwan Sultan thus spake: > > This is a lesson for me and everyone to never run freebsd-update on a custom kernel > I run FreeBSD on a custom kernel, and do binary updates. However, I can do this because I run my own update server. So all kernels are rebuilt and distributed. It can be done. The power of FreeBSD! >- Marwan Sultan > > System Administrator > >> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:44 +0100 >> From: freebsd@edvax.de >> To: dead_line@hotmail.com >> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: After freebsd-update - all went wrong. >> >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:06:48 +0000, Marwan Sultan wrote: >> > well, I have fixed problem two by installing back my custom kernel. >> > but the system still ignores the "defaultroute" command in rc.conf >> > this is why we have manuly added to the rc.local >> >> Is this possibly a spelling error? The setting in rc.conf >> is defaultrouter="..." - routeR. >> >> >> >> > But eventho it shouldnot touch rc.conf right? >> >> Correct. The rc.conf file is one of the few ones that >> shouldn't be in the scope of freebsd-update or mergemaster >> (if you update by source). >> >> >> > my rc.local now has >> > >> > route add default 66.xx.x.x >> > ifconfig em0 66.xx.x.x netmask 255.255.255.255 alias >> >> >> >> > If i take it off, system will not have any defaultroute >> > anymore although its in rc.conf >> > >> > defaultrouter="66.xx.x.x" >> > hostname="xxxxxx.com" >> > ifconfig_em0="inet 66.xx.x.x netmask 255.255.255.0" >> >> Your setting in rc.conf is spelled correctly (see above). >> >> Could you try what happens if you start the inet subsystem >> manually (/etc/rc.d/netif and /etc/rc.d/routing)? The >> last one reads defaultrouter="..." from rc.conf. >> >> As far as I see, the settings in rc.conf are completely >> valid, and should work. If this is still the "old" rc.conf >> (that worked before), the services activated in there >> should be started, too... >> >> You could additionally check /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts >> for any malformed entries. I think /etc/hosts could be >> altered / overwritten by freebsd-update? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Polytropon >> Magdeburg, Germany >> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 >> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. >http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >