From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 14 07:44:13 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id HAA18526 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:44:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from nevis.oss.uswest.net (nevis.oss.uswest.net [204.147.85.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA18521 for ; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:44:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (from greg@localhost) by nevis.oss.uswest.net (8.8.2/8.8.2) id JAA17968 for hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 14 Jan 1997 09:43:32 -0600 (CST) From: "Greg Rowe" Message-Id: <9701140943.ZM17966@nevis.oss.uswest.net> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 09:43:31 -0600 In-Reply-To: "Greg Rowe" "Re: 2.2 BETA Upgrade Problem" (Jan 9, 7:47am) References: <9701081115.ZM12694@nevis.oss.uswest.net> <9701090747.ZM21106@nevis.oss.uswest.net> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.1 10oct95) To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2 BETA Upgrade Problem Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The problem seems to only exist (at least here) when the NFS mounted filesystem resides on a 2.1.5 or a 2.1.6 system. If the filesystem is on a 2.2 system, the Upgrade via NFS works perfectly. Jordan, I have systems I can test with if you need me to try anything. Greg On Jan 9, 7:47am, Greg Rowe wrote: > Subject: Re: 2.2 BETA Upgrade Problem > I tried from a 2.1.5 and a 2.1.6 system. I'll try from a 2.2 system today and > let you know. > > Greg > > On Jan 8, 11:00pm, J Wunsch wrote: > > Subject: Re: 2.2 BETA Upgrade Problem > > As Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > > I just used nfs to load my new machine from an existing one. Didn't > > > have to go out of my little 2 machine net, but it worked line a > > > charm. > > > > Most of my 2.2-release-cycle tests have been installed over NFS, too. > > However, in my case the server is running FreeBSD-almost-current, not > > 2.1.something. > > > > -- > > cheers, J"org > > Has anyone seen a problem with 2.2 BETA upgrade procedure using NFS ? If I do an upgrade using NFS, as soon as it gets to the point of installing the distributions, it immediately comes back with a "Couldn't extract the following distributions" (all distributions are listed) error. The debug screen shows that the device was mounted to /dist but ls'ing /dist gives a "Stale NFS file handle" error. If I create another directory(while still in the install shell) and try doing the mount again, the mount command completes with no error but again ls'ing produces the "Stale NFS file handle" error. I've tried upgrading two different systems, from two different NFS servers with the same results. Both NFS servers contain the 2.1.6 Release directory and that upgrade works fine. I can upgrade another system if you need me to test anything. Thanks. -- Greg Rowe | U S West - Interact Services | INTERNET greg@uswest.net 111 Washington Ave. South | Fax: (612) 672-8537 Minneapolis, MN USA 55401 | Voice: (612) 672-8535 Never trust an operating system you don't have source for....