From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 22:24:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1851C16A46C for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [75.160.109.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B40E013C4B3 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:24:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (localhost.1command.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l9UMNSe2040713 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:23:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id l9UMNSxk040712 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:23:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from hitme.hitometer.net (hitme.hitometer.net [75.160.109.235]) by webmail.1command.com (H.R. Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:23:28 -0800 Message-ID: <20071030142328.lgk3a5m9r4ks84g4@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:23:28 -0800 From: "Chris H." To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) 4.1 Professional (not for redistribution) / FreeBSD-5.5 Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:24:01 -0000 Quoting Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri : > Hello Jason, > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Jason Slack >> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM >> Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions >> >> Hi All, >> >> I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. >> >> I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with >> 4GB >> > of >> RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and >> I >> > could get >> into a new apartment together. >> >> I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am >> not >> > one >> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from >> the >> > test >> releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do >> you >> > have >> to wipe? >> >> I apologize, but I am from a Solaris environment and then OS X. >> >> Jason >> -- >> "Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with >> people >> > who >> are reckless with yours"........Lehrmann (1997) > > You can always upgrade to a newer FreeBSD version without too much hassle. > > Here are the steps. > > csup your src tree to RELENG_7 > > Then do these steps as root > > #cd /usr/src > #make cleandir > #make cleanworld > #mergemaster -p > #make buildworld > #make buildkernel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > #make installkernel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Shouldn't the above two lines read: make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE or possibly: make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE Naturally, everyone has their own slight variations to suite their chosen env. But I thought these were a no-op. > #reboot > #cd /usr/src > #make installworld > #mergemaster -iU (-iU added to automatically install files that don't > exist and upgrade those that haven't changed. > #reboot > > mergemaster made it very easy to upgrade, thank you Doug! }:) > > Regards, > -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri > Arab Portal > http://www.WeArab.Net/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)