From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 11 19:15:00 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C5AB16A51E for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:15:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp803.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp803.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F00AE43D5A for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:14:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from noackjr@alumni.rice.edu) Received: from unknown (HELO optimator.noacks.org) (noacks@swbell.net@70.240.225.210 with login) by smtp803.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Mar 2005 19:14:59 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 858FD61B1; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:14:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from optimator.noacks.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (optimator.noacks.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 77140-03; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:14:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (optimator [192.168.1.11]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7C6261AD; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:14:56 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4231EE30.6010405@alumni.rice.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:14:56 -0600 From: Jon Noack User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bashar References: <422F250B.6030505@kuwaitnet.net> <20050309234141.L53915@carver.gumbysoft.com> <423040FE.8090305@kuwaitnet.net> <20050310225201.Y64217@carver.gumbysoft.com> <42324A79.6070302@kuwaitnet.net> In-Reply-To: <42324A79.6070302@kuwaitnet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1256; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at noacks.org cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: from 5.4-PRERELEASE -> 5.3-RELEASE-p5 error? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: noackjr@alumni.rice.edu List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:15:00 -0000 Bashar wrote: > Doug White wrote: >> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Bashar wrote: >>> Doug White wrote: >>>> On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Bashar wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> i was wondering just right after the downgrade been facing some issues >>>>> such as: >>>>> 1. server# /usr/local/bin/strace -f ps >>>>> PIOCSFL: Inappropriate ioctl for device >>>>> trouble opening proc file >>>>> 2. mounting ext2fs partition doesn't work unless i specify -ro or it >>>>> will give operation not permitted. >>>>> >>>>> any idea what might be causing this? >>>> >>>> How did you perform the downgrade? The strace error looks like you're >>>> still running the 5.3-STABLE binary. >>> >>> first i ran RELENG_5 and when i got the 5.4-PRERELEASE (which >>> incompatible with cPanel.net software) i had to run cvsup with >>> RELENG_5_3 >>> after than i started getting those errors >> >> You're leaving out important details, like what you did after you >> cvsup'd. > > the usual ,cvsup'ed then cd /usr/src && make buildworld && make > installworld && cd /sys/i386/conf && config mykernel && cd > ../compile/mykernel && make depend && make && make install && reboot This is the usual? You should read http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html#AEN27432 and /usr/src/UPDATING. The Canonical Way to Update Your System (for 5.x): 1) make buildworld 2) make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE 3) make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE 4) 5) /etc/rc.d/preseedrandom 6) mergemaster -p 7) make installworld 8) mergemaster 9) Jon