Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:57:02 +0000 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter <fbsdq@kuyarov.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: downgraded server from 5.2 to 5.1, everything dumps core now. Message-ID: <20040915055702.GC26551@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4147CEE6.9030609@kuyarov.org>
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On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:11:02PM -0600, Peter wrote: > Hello, > I was doing an upgrade to several servers, and one of them I > accidentally cvsupped from RELENG_5_2 to RELENG_5_1, did a normal > buildworld/kernel, install kernel/world, and lastly a reboot. When I > realized that I had accidentally downgraded, I tried to upgrade, cvsup > ran fine. But now buildworld, and tons of other commands > [w,config,man,ifconfig,etc.etc.] dont' work, or just core dump on me > with "Bad System Call". > Question: Even though I downgraded, the system should function > right? If you did it properly, yeah. You're trying to run 5.2 binaries on a 5.1 kernel, which will not work. At this point you can go back to the 5.2 kernel, or reinstall 5.1 from other media (CD, FTP, etc). Krishome | help
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