From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 10 01:42:00 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B8B3E6; Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:42:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yh0-x235.google.com (mail-yh0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c01::235]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 57E5D303; Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:42:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yhoa41 with SMTP id a41so38115538yho.4; Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:41:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=PhHTg1Pg6d29FL2o3V4FfJLBGZBAAZmI3AIDKlMpvt4=; b=pUKr73vYs1Zzw1ek1CemRZ8AM2gBtg1gsGVxNoVXtl3xtpsf1Ag7qoGzow/4MW8NEx PLm7M8cQrBk8A2kKx0vBKC/0lKAO6wzlNUJnKsJijWTVBl0h5e5eTjSlAvEkEjd1A+aZ yOt2xGFCw1RqKkWK6gSsCTye5Lt1bT+f0lHBd7l5dhbVyoWSai0vpstio57WuI+a+UZg LljBnlL7AvOkPRN2QHNz8gtsjSg/3BdJOsXLN4zlVU93aJonawdLtdqD2eKBv5Qg5q5p AzTkHaPwbFVZbrEWXc8dCCcF9JKOGlZe3lLxk4S+8uTWDe4RaOX3GmHGTfHXlK5tZtkx 7Mnw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.170.198.211 with SMTP id p202mr9474266yke.60.1425951719402; Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:41:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.79.87 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:41:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.79.87 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:41:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <08c23a03a843632af2f105057de45713@ultimatedns.net> References: <8b870ff7de0d308b93b9ffb5edc21fce@ultimatedns.net> <20150310005106.GA59888@in-addr.com> <08c23a03a843632af2f105057de45713@ultimatedns.net> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:41:59 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Is there a linux_base available for RELENG_9? From: Freddie Cash To: Chris H Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: FreeBSD Stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:42:00 -0000 Re-read the error message you pasted into the email. Pay particular attention to the part after "2.6", the last two digits. :) 2.6.16 != 2.6.18 The latter is what needs to be in sysctl.conf, or (as you discovered) entered via sysctl(8). You will need to put the correct values into sysctl.conf, though, for it to be set correctly at boot. Cheers, Freddie On Mar 9, 2015 6:07 PM, "Chris H" wrote: > On Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:51:06 +0000 Gary Palmer wrote > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 05:44:55PM -0700, Chris H wrote: > > > I performed av svn update for both src (r279796), > > > and ports (r380829) last night. building/installing > > > world/kernel, went as one would hope. Upgrading ports > > > was a different story. Given this box has an nVidia card. > > > I usually start by upgrading emulators/linux_base; which > > > according to UPDATING; meant linux_base-f10 --> linux_base-c6. > > > I deinstalled x11/nvidia-driver, followed by > > > emulators/linux_base-f10. I then attempted to make install > > > emulators/linux_base-c6, which resulted in a message > > > that it wasn't supported. So I simply cd'd to > > > emulators/linux_base-f10, followed by make install. Which > > > resulted in a CVE message; indicating it was vulnerable > > > to glib issues. I'm now stuck w/o hardware support for > > > my video card, and unable to effectively follow > > > a safe port upgrade path, that enables me to keep the > > > options I have chosen for my currently installed ports. > > > Is there a *safe* linux_base available? > > > > > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > > > If you set > > > > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18 > > > > you can install linux_base-c6 on RELENG_9 > > > > It works well enough at least for nvidia-driver, as my main desktop > > is 9.3-RELEASE-p9 and has nvidia-driver and linux_base-c6-6.6_3 > > installed > > > > Remember to put > > > > compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18 > > > > into /etc/sysctl.conf so it's preserved on startup > > > > I believe if you read the message from linux_base-c6 that's basically > > what it told you to do. > Thanks for the reply, Gary. > Right you are. That's exactly what I did to stage for the upgrade; > entered 'compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18' into etc/sysctl.conf > rebooted, deinstalled x11/nvidia-driver, emulators/linux_base-f10, > cd emulators/linux_base-c6; make install > which led to: > ===> linux_base-c6-6.6_3 compat.linux.osrelease: 2.6.16 is not supported, > please use 2.6.18, BEWARE this is highly experimental. > *** [all] Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-c6. > > Thanks! and sorry for not being more detailed in the first place. > > --Chris > > > > Regards, > > > > Gary > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >