From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 10 21:14:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AF6A1065692 for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:14:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 576A48FC19 for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:14:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Mlqyl-0003x3-Lp for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:14:55 -0700 Message-ID: <25391151.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:14:55 -0700 (PDT) From: jaymax To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: jaymax36@gmail.com Subject: Upgrading 6.0 to 6.x... without /var X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:14:56 -0000 I have a 6.0 installation without a /var slice. Instead I have a soft link of /usr/var to a /var@ file. Now I am attempting an upgrade to 6.4 and getting an error condition. I am using Disk 1 of the 6.4 distro >> Upgrade [Upgrade an existing system] >> All [All system sources. binaries and X-Windows System] >> added Ports and mount points. System goes through its fsck-ffs -y routines on /mnt/dev/* devices. =>> Error Messages [i] "Error mounting /mnt/dev ad0as1e on /mnt/usr : Input/output error" [ii] "Error mounting /mnt/dev ad0as1f on /mnt/usr : Input/output error" Then tries to a form a holographic shell asks for directory to save current /etc?, prompts with /var/tmp/etc, I changed it to "/usr/tmp2/etc" => "Unable to backup your /etc int /usr/tmp2/etc. Do you want to continue anyway?" Opt'd out w/ a No! selection. Could this problem result from the absence of a /var partition ? Is there an alt. Strategy for a 6.0 =>6.4 upgrade, while maintaining all the previous custom and configuration files? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Upgrading-6.0-to-6.x...-without--var-tp25391151p25391151.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.