From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 1 13:00:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B5F91065672 for ; Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:00:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl) Received: from solfertje.student.utwente.nl (solfertje.student.utwente.nl [130.89.167.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3C618FC12 for ; Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:00:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by solfertje.student.utwente.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id 9AD55802E for ; Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:44:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hollewijn.internal (hollewijn.internal [10.236.150.4]) by solfertje.student.utwente.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DC47802A; Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:44:24 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: From: Alban Hertroys To: Louis Mamakos In-Reply-To: <61047238-1B18-4765-A322-777616B61FAA@transsys.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:44:23 +0200 References: <4A72B8E4.6060509@withagen.nl> <4A72BAAB.4080502@yandex.ru><4A72BF07.7080603@digiware.nl> <4A72DE53.7090509@withagen.nl> <61047238-1B18-4765-A322-777616B61FAA@transsys.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent X-DSPAM-Processed: Sat Aug 1 14:44:25 2009 X-DSPAM-Confidence: 1.0000 X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0023 X-DSPAM-Signature: 363,4a7438a910138351221251 X-DSPAM-Factors: 27, References*777616B61FAA+transsys.com>, 0.40000, could, 0.40000, I+remember, 0.40000, but, 0.40000, but, 0.40000, From*Alban, 0.40000, To*Mamakos, 0.40000, done+a, 0.40000, Date*Aug+2009, 0.40000, Also, 0.40000, Mime-Version*Message, 0.40000, the+devices, 0.40000, made, 0.40000, and+caused, 0.40000, an, 0.40000, To*Mamakos+ List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:00:09 -0000 On 31 Jul 2009, at 16:36, Louis Mamakos wrote: > Also beware that gmirror in RELENG_7 will upgrade the metadata in > your mirror when you boot. This could be an issue if you need to > revert to a RELENG_6 kernel with the older gmirror. I've done a > source upgrade (months ago, though) from 6.x to 7.x successfully, > though. I'm pretty sure that was before 6.4 so your metadata has already been upgraded, but it can't hurt to check UPDATING for it. If memory serves me correctly from my own (rather problematic) upgrade 25 days ago that changed in Nov 2006. I remember that date because the metadata upgrade caught me unaware and caused me quite a headache when my 7.2 custom kernel panicked and my old 6.3 kernel couldn't read the mirror anymore. Just in case, you can mount one of the devices in the mirror instead and boot your old root off it, but don't make the same mistake I made fsck-ing it (don't forget to disable background fsck as well to make sure). Alban Hertroys -- If you can't see the forest for the trees, cut the trees and you'll see there is no forest. !DSPAM:363,4a7438a910138351221251!