Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:24:15 +0100 From: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Cc: Michael Doyle <itmngr@cooperationireland.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade 6.4-stable to 7.3 Message-ID: <AANLkTikLfy5pOLhb%2BS=oAQEUyFRjyW7zoTD2V0p6_wF3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201007281847.13397.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> References: <FC34A966-B4C7-4564-B3D1-3170CBAF3C4C@cooperationireland.org> <201007281847.13397.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com>
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On 28 July 2010 11:47, Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I did a source upgrade on one box from 6.4 to 7.2 or 7.3 without any > problems. > > I later did a source upgrade to 8.0 on the same machine just to find out > that USB has some problems, I went then back to 7.3 on this machine. > > I also did some source upgrades from 7.x to 8.0 on some other machines > without any problems. > > On Tuesday 27 July 2010 22:02:48 Michael Doyle wrote: > > > > In the past, I've usually done a wipe-and-reinstall when moving > > between major version numbers > > but I would rather avoid that this time around. > > I never did this since 5.2. The upgrades always worked for me. > the jump from 4-5 was funk if i remember, due to the rc structure changing completely and you would normally have wanted to take advantage of ufs2 > > > > Also, would people recommend staying with version 7.3 or jumping all > > the way to version 8.1 ? > > I would first install 7.3, check if all works and then do a source upgrade. > Save the source tree for 7.3 just for the case you have to go back. > > > > CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2800.11-MHz 686-class CPU) > > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 > > Not so new. Just like the machine which gave me the problem with 8.0. I > never tried 8.1 on this machine. > > > > uhci0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0xcce0-0xccff irq 20 at > > device 29.0 on pci0 > > uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > > usb0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> on uhci0 > > usb0: USB revision 1.0 > > uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 > > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > > Somewhere here were the problems. > > > uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 > > You have Intel, I have NEC, so, you should not face the same problems I > did. If they are not solved meanwhile. > > > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > > kbd0 at atkbd0 > > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 > > Just one note. You are managing this machine remotely? No X on it? > > Take the two step approach and you should have a running system afterwards. > > Erich > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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