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Date:      Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:03:41 -0500
From:      Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org>
To:        Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: lost network during freebsd-update install
Message-ID:  <C99E43EC.F983%fsb@thefsb.org>
In-Reply-To: <4D78D80A.8060409@ose.nl>

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at this stage, i have no remote access. even if i could gain access, i
wouldn't know what state it's in or how to proceed. it's probably best now
to pay for the hosting company to install 8.1 from cd.


On 3/10/11 8:54 AM, "Bas Smeelen" <b.smeelen@ose.nl> wrote:

>On 03/10/2011 02:37 PM, Tom Worster wrote:
>> freebsd-update install
>> Installing updates...Bad system call (core dumped)
>But your server is running and other services are ok?
>
>Is your kernel still 7.1 ?
>I guess it should be. (uname -a)
>
>Looks like either a newer version of freebsd-update already got installed
>which is not compatible with some library or the other way around.
>I have never gone from 7.1 to 8.1 directly and I haven't lost my
>connection
>during the updates.
>
>Does freebsd-update rollback work?
>I guess maybe not but it's worth a try.
>
>Then it's time to dive into the exact workings of freebsd-update when
>going
>from 7.1 to 8.1 I guess.
>
>
>BTW Yes I mean sysutils/screen
>
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