From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 11 08:12:43 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 D64D2106566B for ; Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:12:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (tunnel490.ipv6.xs4all.nl [IPv6:2001:888:10:1ea::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EE638FC15 for ; Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:12:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (BOFH@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ei.bzerk.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n8B8Cd25084284; Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:39 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: (from bulk@localhost) by ei.bzerk.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id n8B8CcpL084283; Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:38 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:38 +0200 From: Ruben de Groot To: jaymax Message-ID: <20090911081238.GB83589@ei.bzerk.org> Mail-Followup-To: Ruben de Groot , jaymax , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <25391151.post@talk.nabble.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <25391151.post@talk.nabble.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on ei.bzerk.org X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (ei.bzerk.org [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:42 +0200 (CEST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:12:43 -0000 On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 02:14:55PM -0700, jaymax typed: > > > 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" ^^^^^^^ While entirely possible, this is not a "normal" partitioning scheme. You should post some more about your configuration (fstab, dmesg) before this can be analysed. > Could this problem result from the absence of a /var partition ? I doubt it. Something else is fishy her ;) > Is there an alt. Strategy for a 6.0 =>6.4 upgrade, while maintaining all the > previous custom and configuration files? There's allways the csup - buildworld - kernel - installworld source upgrade path. Ruben