Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:13:52 +0800 (WST) From: David Adam <zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> To: "Mitch (Bitblock)" <mitch@bitblock.com> Cc: 'David Syphers' <dsyphers@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: OK - I'm stumped - where IS stable? Sorry if it seems like a dumb question but I looked in the handbook... Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0601021942550.15039@mussel.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <002401c60f7f$e020d870$0600010a@hts.bitblock.net> References: <002401c60f7f$e020d870$0600010a@hts.bitblock.net>
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Mitch, On Mon, 2 Jan 2006, Mitch (Bitblock) wrote: > > > From: "Mitch \(Bitblock\)" <mitch@bitblock.com> > > > Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 16:15:57 -0800 > > > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > > > > > The handbook > > > (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current- > > stable.ht > > > ml#STABLE) references > > ftp://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ > > > - which doesn't seem to contain any 6.0 files newer than 2004? > > > > > > The main FTP site doesn't contain a "branches" folder for anything past > > > 4.0-stable. > > > > > > Are formal "stable releases" not available for 6.0 yet? Just the current > > > daily snapshots? > > > [Mitch says:] Thanks to both of you for your reply - so basically, it seems > that what was once documented... > (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.ht > ml) is no longer maintained? Should I point this out to someone on a doc > list or something? Where CURRENT could be buggy and was not yet reviewed / > fully tested, and STABLE was given an extra level of QA has at some point > been abandoned then? > > Or are the CVS branches still in existence, but there is just no longer an > ftp'able repository? > > My reason for looking at this is that I have some hardware which worked in > 5.4, but does not in 6.0 RELEASE 0, so I thought I'd try to test bootable > STABLE snapshots periodically to see if the problem gets fixed. > > The handbook seems to specifically state that STABLE branch should be able > to be downloaded and installed like any normal RELEASE, but what you are > saying is that I have to patch a 6.0 RELEASE now - does the "stable" code > branch exist? Or am I likely to find unworkable snapshots? The handbook document should point to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ instead (I think there's a problem report with a patch under review). Yes, the -STABLE branch exists. That's how you would patch a 6.0-RELEASE system: using cvsup(1) to follow the STABLE branch changes. You'll probably want ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/Dec_2005/6.0-STABLE-SNAP010-i386-disc1.iso or ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/Dec_2005/6.0-STABLE-SNAP010-i386-bootonly.iso (long URLs, may wrap). Generally speaking, the snapshots will work. Yes, you should be able to just download and install them. However, because they're taken from a continually-moving branch, and aren't subject to a code freeze and rigorous review, they might have minor issues. It's unlikely, but if a snapshot explodes your computer, steals your children and wipes your credit cards, You Have Been Warned. I hope you have some luck with the snapshots - what hardware specifically isn't working? This list or freebsd-questions@freebsd.org may be able to help you. Cheers, David Adam zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au (FreeBSD paradise.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #5)
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