Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:19:27 -0500 From: Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net> To: fcash@sd73.bc.ca Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.4-REL to FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE upgrade problem. Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030707161332.03031948@pop.netaddress.com> In-Reply-To: <200307071359.36798.fcash@sd73.bc.ca> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030707155536.063a9d78@pop.netaddress.com> <5.2.1.1.0.20030707155536.063a9d78@pop.netaddress.com>
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At 01:59 PM 7/7/2003 -0700, Freddie Cash wrote: > > (/usr/src/Makefile comments) > > 1. cd /usr/src > > 2. make buildworld > > 3. make buildkernel > > 4. make installkernel > > 5. reboot > > 6. mergemaster -p > >There's your problem. You should run "mergemaster -p" as step 2. The >-p means "Pre-buildworld". This was suggested on another list actually. Unfortunately, either you are wrong or the FreeBSD docs are wrong. In /usr/src/Makefile the steps are listed in the order I show above. Also, per the mergemaster manpage the -p option is used to update the "password database and recreate /etc/passwd." Ultimately, I think that this is an issue with the kernel recognizing the storage system, but I could be wrong! Please do correct me if I am. Quick reminder for others: The 4.4-REL kernel is able to mount / fine, but 4.8-STABLE is not. This may either be a symptom of another problem, or the immediate problem. Is this off-topic for freebsd-stable? --- Dustin Puryear <dustin@puryear-it.com> Puryear Information Technology, LLC <http://www.puryear-it.com>; Providing expertise in the management, integration, and security of Windows and UNIX systems, networks, and applications.
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