Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 15:13:56 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help! Upgrade 2.2.5-RELEASE to 2.2-STABLE. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980314150928.23647C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <350A52DD.8330A0AD@dal.net>
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On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Studded wrote: > > Speaking of FAQ, it may be useful to do some preemptive customer support > > and add a FAQ question for it. > > That and a big fat section in the -announce post. And the README, RELNOTES, front cover of CD, .... > > > P.S. As has been covered in *great* detail this last week, and as is > > > also available via the mailing list archives, edit /dev/wd0a to be the > > > fully-slice-qualified name, like the other entries. e.g. /dev/wd0s1a. > > > > I think I'll have to join Paul in questioning whether this breakage is > > going to make 2.2.6 a support nightmare. I don't want this to become > > another ``unknown login class root''-style hailstorm. :-( > > I don't think it will. For one thing that login class root problem was > an error, it was caused by an actual mistake. For another, it affected > every person who installed, even on a new system. So far the only people > who've been caught by this problem are people who aren't paying > attention to the lists and have done various (and varying degrees of) > stupid things to make their life more difficult. ANd it's those people that are bound to make the world an unhappy place :( We need to make clear that -questions are for -RELEASE problems or general admin questions _only_; -STABLE problems _must_ be posted to stable@freebsd.org, and -CURRENT problems _must_ be posted to current@freebsd.org. I don't track either -STABLE or -CURRENT (yet) so posting advanced-version questions there is pointless. > In fact, I've had evil thoughts about enabling a new kernel feature and > then announcing on the mailing lists how to disable it. This feature > will bring your system to a grinding halt while it's booting and splash > a screen that derides the person for upgrading without following the > mailing list. :) I think a large kernel printf() instead of killing the system would be Politically Correct, but the idea is good :) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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