Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:52:55 +0300 From: Bashar <big@kuwaitnet.net> To: noackjr@alumni.rice.edu Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: from 5.4-PRERELEASE -> 5.3-RELEASE-p5 error? Message-ID: <423291C7.7040302@kuwaitnet.net> In-Reply-To: <4232802A.3050406@alumni.rice.edu> References: <422F250B.6030505@kuwaitnet.net> <20050309234141.L53915@carver.gumbysoft.com> <423040FE.8090305@kuwaitnet.net> <20050310225201.Y64217@carver.gumbysoft.com> <42324A79.6070302@kuwaitnet.net> <4231EE30.6010405@alumni.rice.edu> <4232142C.40407@kuwaitnet.net> <42322B68.7050008@alumni.rice.edu> <423270CF.1060809@kuwaitnet.net> <4232802A.3050406@alumni.rice.edu>
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Jon Noack wrote: > On 03/11/05 22:32, Bashar wrote: > >> Jon Noack wrote: >> >>> On 03/11/05 15:57, Bashar wrote: >>> >>>> Jon Noack wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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) <reboot in single user> >>>>> 5) /etc/rc.d/preseedrandom >>>>> 6) mergemaster -p >>>>> 7) make installworld >>>>> 8) mergemaster >>>>> 9) <reboot> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cant do this for remote system as you know >>> >>> >>> I was merely pointing out what was the official take on "the usual". >>> The general consensus for remote systems is to replace steps 4 and 5 >>> with "shut down as many services as possible". This has never >>> failed me for minor updates, but caution is advised for major ones. >> >> >> öAFAIK 6,7,8 is not required unless i'm updating cross major freebsd >> version i,e v4.x -> 5.x ? >> correct my if i'm wrong. > > > Step 6 is rarely needed (most often for a FreeBSD version update as > you describe). Steps 7 and 8 are required (although step 8 may be a > noop). > > Jon > > > yeah my bad i meant 5,6,8 because make installworld took place in my scenario. the issue is would going from 5.4-PRERELEASE to 5.3-RELEASE-p5 give issues ? basically i did 1. system came with 5.3-RELEASE 2. did cvsup to RELENG_5 3. cd /usr/src && make buildworld && make installworld && cd /sys/i386/conf/ && config mykernel && cd ../compile/mykernel && make depend && make && make install && reboot 4. got 5.4-PRERELEASE which cause me issues intalling and configuring cPanel 5. changed my cvsupfile to RELENG_5_3 and cvsup'ed 6. did again cd /usr/src && make buildworld && make installworld && cd /sys/i386/conf/ && config mykernel && cd ../compile/mykernel && make depend && make && make install && reboot 7. got 5.3-RELEASE-p5 8. and when doing strace got the errors i originally posted in the thread ===== 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. ===== to be honest i never tried strace when i was on PRERELEASE , but mounting ext2fs on 5.4-PRELREASE it was working with 'rw' option.
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