From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 8 21:02:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D9781065697 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:02:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0138B8FC12 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:02:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m98L20su058715; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:02:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: Fernan Aguero Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:00:55 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <520894aa0809301434h68b94628x54ec08fd48785feb@mail.gmail.com> <200810081412.10808.jhb@freebsd.org> <20081008203325.GD77374@iib.unsam.edu.ar> In-Reply-To: <20081008203325.GD77374@iib.unsam.edu.ar> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200810081700.55729.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:::1]); Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:02:01 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/8396/Wed Oct 8 14:48:47 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.2 tests=BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: d@delphij.net, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD] Fix for ServerWorks HT1000 in upcoming 7.1? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:02:12 -0000 On Wednesday 08 October 2008 04:33:25 pm Fernan Aguero wrote: > > On Wednesday 08 October 2008 06:15:15 am Fernan Aguero wrote: > > > > Did anyone who can trigger the data corruption has tried John's patch > > > > and let us know if it worked? > > > > > > Not yet. My problem is that it's not that easy ... (at least > > > for me, but maybe I'm missing something). > > > > > > The main issue for me is that I don't have a spare box > > > running 7.x. All my FreeBSD boxes are running 6.x > > > > > > I've tried to make a new 7.1-BETA bootable ISO from the > > > patched sources (make release), but failed ... this is the > > > first time I've ever attempted this, and it seems that you > > > cannot do that from a 6.x box (I have a full CVS mirror of > > > FreeBSD, and a fresh checkout of RELENG_7). > > > You can just grab the existing iso, > > OK > > > untar it into a directory, > > OK > > > build your own GENERIC kernel and replace the > > /boot/kernel/kernel in the iso tree, > > Will I be able to do this using a 7.x checkout on a 6.x box? You can use 'make kernel-toolchain' followed by 'make buildkernel' on a 6.x box to build a 7.x kernel though. -- John Baldwin