From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 10 17:51:31 2011 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 93F6C106566C for ; Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:51:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@experts-exchange.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [72.29.183.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7041C8FC08 for ; Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:51:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F5F8700EA8; Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:51:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=e-e.com; h= user-agent:in-reply-to:content-disposition:content-type :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:subject :from:from:date:date:received:received:received; s=ee; t= 1299779490; x=1301593890; bh=m233p8BxWga0t5MAFg+ulrtE1f2Ph+GBCrF ClcTYWow=; b=D+1eCcD7EuK+Uv+olc5Kl2bpp1e85UcqBAH8PCQDYIfoga3HXuD d5gt6ITFYaBR8jLxwrfOp/mLSAmjarvFH973YWil0Z3mfCuacdjI8qw72F6ZDC3G dS8NhslCCg0Be3kMtN6laMoV4+2Cmn3LTEZahmU4x/0pe0uG4m5F3YmA= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at experts-exchange.com Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id qdved3GWKzLb; Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:51:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from experts-exchange.com (unknown [72.29.180.81]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with SMTP id DA5E5700EAF; Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:51:30 -0800 (PST) Received: (nullmailer pid 50599 invoked by uid 1001); Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:48:06 -0000 Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:48:06 -0800 From: Jason Helfman To: Tom Worster Message-ID: <20110310174805.GR13527@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <4D78DC93.7000303@ose.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE X-Living-The-Dream: I love the SLO Life! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: Bas Smeelen , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lost network during freebsd-update install 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 Mar 2011 17:51:31 -0000 On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:24:30AM -0500, Tom Worster thus spake: >On 3/10/11 9:13 AM, "Bas Smeelen" wrote: > >>On 03/10/2011 03:03 PM, Tom Worster wrote: >>>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. >>Well if this is an option. But before paying and with a bit of bad luck >>getting the same problem in 8.1 it would be nice to know what's the cause. >>You do not have remote console access and a way to mount a virtual cdrom? > >no. if i can't ssh then i need local help. i'll ask them to try rollback >before resorting to cd. Good idea. Rollback does work, and has worked for me in a very similar situation, and hopefully will work for you as well. After the rollback, reboot, and start again from your initial upgrade command. I would highly recommend using tmux, and also installing a remote console/management card for your system so you can control it remotely. The cost of the card is probably less than remote-hands cost on one support call. -jgh -- Jason Helfman System Administrator experts-exchange.com http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_4830110.html E4AD 7CF1 1396 27F6 79DD 4342 5E92 AD66 8C8C FBA5