From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 1 04:54:33 2007 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 D420016A418 for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:54:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from illoai@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67E3F13C45B for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:54:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from illoai@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b27so90107fka for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:54:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=aZh/LIcfH7PXUWWth4ToXDQ3veozBruZkhrhEIkmGdab10cdr/YEn0K82zg5FqGs6kwcbUXGJjSowLWzI6Mxibz/74bMKPPi8eoZb3Bo1pzMqlHQ2PwIC9YB9463ZW4ifg1oUDABmxpeh6XUnTxUva8abIvE3Mlu2o8F1Q+8jHU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=tMOFhia5HPNbwUffhSwQg5UFNyWEG31WdkUTD5jZpegmtA5oKurzqQAKqZWqxjqflMGpj/WzE4s5l5iwzHenv0y0pCEU9HiMn5RQw6B5DgzledZ4uu4vHFlTVzqa7yuUowK/q1CB+YJEswYv5TCYTO4tjW0WoPcAESXaxx6p2OY= Received: by 10.82.183.19 with SMTP id g19mr163909buf.1185944071844; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:54:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.185.5 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:54:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:54:31 -0500 From: "illoai@gmail.com" To: "Aton A" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading to --current 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: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:54:33 -0000 On 31/07/07, Aton A wrote: > I have followed these instructions topdate my sources and build the > relevant files > > To update your system, you should check /usr/src/UPDATING for any > pre-buildworld steps necessary for your version of the sources and then use > the following procedure: > > # make buildworld > # make buildkernel > # make installkernel > # reboot > > Then I tried this > > After installkernel finishes successfully, you should boot in single user > mode (i.e. using boot -s from the loader prompt). Then run: > > # mergemaster -p > > > but I get an error: > mkdir /var/tmp/temproot: read only filesystem > **FATAL ERROR can not create /var/tmp/temproot > > > Any help here on fixing this? >From a bit farther down in /usr/src/UPDATING: [3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do fsck -p mount -u / mount -a cd src adjkerntz -i # if CMOS is wall time Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that you boot into single user mode to do the installworld. I hop ethi shelps. -- --