Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:50:16 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> To: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildkernel not working Message-ID: <200009132050.OAA90931@harmony.village.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:47:30 %2B1100." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009140736430.42823-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009140736430.42823-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009140736430.42823-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> Andy Farkas writes: : Do you _have_ to reboot? Can you get away with a 'shutdown now', or do : you have to load the new kernel before an installworld? (the [1] note : implies not). I am guessing the object is to quiet down the system, and : if this is the case, then surely a shutdown is preferable to a reboot... No, you don't have to reboot for a 4.x -> 4.x upgrade. I leave it in because it will always be safe to do this and I don't like revising the instructions too often. So, yes, you can get away with a shutdown now. You can often get away with a make installworld on a live system followed by a reboot, but while installworld is running, things are in an inconsistant state and problems may happen. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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