From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 28 23:46:15 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 723CA16A41F for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:46:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C98F843D53 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:46:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051128234630.AXL6953.dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com@dns1>; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:46:30 -0500 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:46:04 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <438657F1.7020102@rzweb.com> <438B75E3.70106@rzweb.com> <20051128213648.GB29366@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20051128213648.GB29366@xor.obsecurity.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511281546.09262.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Micah , Ron , Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: mysql 5.0 on FreeBSD 5.3 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: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:46:15 -0000 On Monday 28 November 2005 13:36, the author Kris Kennaway contributed to the dialogue on- Re: mysql 5.0 on FreeBSD 5.3: >On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 01:25:55PM -0800, Ron wrote: >> Thanks. >> >> I updated my source tree, and am about to run the following (20.4.1 in >> the handbook): >> >> # make buildworld >> # make buildkernel >> # make installkernel >> # reboot >> >> But, it then says: >> >> After installkernel finishes successfully, you should boot in single >> user mode (i.e. using boot -s from the loader prompt). Then run: >> >> # mergemaster -p >> # make installworld >> # mergemaster >> # reboot >> >> Is it going to be possible to do this upgrade without access to the >> server? > >Not with 100% safety. If the upgrade is small (e.g. 5.3-RELEASE to >5.3-RELEASE+security patches), then you can often get away without >needing single-user mode. If you're trying to upgrade to a new >version, this becomes increasingly dangerous. > >And in any event you need to have a recovery plan thought out, for the >cases when something goes wrong. > >> I am going to need to do this whole process over ssh. My >> server is several hundred miles away. Do I need to update the kernel? > >Yes. > >Kris FWIW I have no trouble with mysql5.0 on freebsd 5.3 but maybe I just got lucky! BTW I posted earlier about upgarding to 6.0 from 5.3 - are there any circumstances where i should upgrade to 5.4 BEFORE upgrading to 6.0 or does anyone know if can I go straight for it without running into any major problems? david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.