Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:47:26 +0200 (EET) From: Jaakko Heinonen <jh@saunalahti.fi> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: conf/121783: [patch] freebsd-update(8) upgrade overwrites device.hints Message-ID: <200803171347.m2HDlQkd002876@ws64.jh.dy.fi> Resent-Message-ID: <200803171410.m2HEA1Ia072452@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 121783 >Category: conf >Synopsis: [patch] freebsd-update(8) upgrade overwrites device.hints >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 17 14:10:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jaakko Heinonen >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE amd64 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD x 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 10:35:36 UTC 2008 root@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: freebsd-update(8) overwrites /boot/device.hints on upgrade. This may cause problems for devices after upgrade. I need hint.psm.0.flags for my mouse on one machine. After upgrading from 6.3-RELEASE to 7.0-RELEASE my mouse didn't work because /boot/device.hints was overwritten. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: It may be reasonable to add /boot/device.hints to default /etc/freebsd-update.conf MergeChanges. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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