Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 01:47:20 GMT From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: f526783367f9 - stable/14 - UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations Message-ID: <202505170147.54H1lKgQ034380@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f526783367f9ffe00acf40d8a6ec56662cfbf323 commit f526783367f9ffe00acf40d8a6ec56662cfbf323 Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-05-03 22:43:10 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-05-17 01:43:59 +0000 UPDATING: Strengthen recommendations Strengthen recommendations for ports_modules by adding a separate note. Use the unused [2] to add a note about creating backups. MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: brooks, mhorne Approved by: mhorne (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50126 (cherry picked from commit ca9131b729757959cb0fd4721603466284cfc6fe) --- UPDATING | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 3227b70ac69c..c19d5db50b7c 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -1985,10 +1985,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS: # Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than # is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current. - <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> + <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2] make buildworld + <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1] make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE - make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1] + make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE <reboot in single user> [3] etcupdate -p [5] make installworld @@ -2022,10 +2023,11 @@ COMMON ITEMS: To upgrade in-place from stable to current ---------------------------------------------- - <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> + <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> [2] make buildworld [9] + <make sure any needed PORTS_MODULES are set> [1] make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8] - make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1] + make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE <reboot in single user> [3] etcupdate -p [5] make installworld @@ -2058,6 +2060,11 @@ FOOTNOTES: and effective, eg: PORTS_MODULES+=graphics/drm-kmod graphics/nvidia-drm-kmod + [2] To make complete dumps on zfs(4), use bectl(8), which + creates bootable snapshots of configurable depth that are + selectable via the bootloader. For ufs(4), use dump(8) and + restore(8). + [3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do fsck -p mount -u /
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