Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:10:17 -0800 From: Jason <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: Marwan Sultan <dead_line@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd@edvax.de, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: After freebsd-update - all went wrong. Message-ID: <20100112041017.GB49210@jason-helfmans-macbook-pro.local> In-Reply-To: <SNT103-W26FDC0D64F34935E60F92C9A7F0@phx.gbl> References: <SNT103-W22C4196E499B9971E193AE9A7F0@phx.gbl> <20091224144648.cc5d8ba1.freebsd@edvax.de> <SNT103-W3264387867388F87CD3BEE9A7F0@phx.gbl> <20091224153544.d8485e6a.freebsd@edvax.de> <SNT103-W26FDC0D64F34935E60F92C9A7F0@phx.gbl>
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On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 03:47:51PM +0000, Marwan Sultan thus spake: > > This is a lesson for me and everyone to never run freebsd-update on a custom kernel > I run FreeBSD on a custom kernel, and do binary updates. However, I can do this because I run my own update server. So all kernels are rebuilt and distributed. It can be done. The power of FreeBSD! >- Marwan Sultan > > System Administrator > >> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:44 +0100 >> From: freebsd@edvax.de >> To: dead_line@hotmail.com >> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: After freebsd-update - all went wrong. >> >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:06:48 +0000, Marwan Sultan <dead_line@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > well, I have fixed problem two by installing back my custom kernel. >> > but the system still ignores the "defaultroute" command in rc.conf >> > this is why we have manuly added to the rc.local >> >> Is this possibly a spelling error? The setting in rc.conf >> is defaultrouter="..." - routeR. >> >> >> >> > But eventho it shouldnot touch rc.conf right? >> >> Correct. The rc.conf file is one of the few ones that >> shouldn't be in the scope of freebsd-update or mergemaster >> (if you update by source). >> >> >> > my rc.local now has >> > >> > route add default 66.xx.x.x >> > ifconfig em0 66.xx.x.x netmask 255.255.255.255 alias >> >> >> >> > If i take it off, system will not have any defaultroute >> > anymore although its in rc.conf >> > >> > defaultrouter="66.xx.x.x" >> > hostname="xxxxxx.com" >> > ifconfig_em0="inet 66.xx.x.x netmask 255.255.255.0" >> >> Your setting in rc.conf is spelled correctly (see above). >> >> Could you try what happens if you start the inet subsystem >> manually (/etc/rc.d/netif and /etc/rc.d/routing)? The >> last one reads defaultrouter="..." from rc.conf. >> >> As far as I see, the settings in rc.conf are completely >> valid, and should work. If this is still the "old" rc.conf >> (that worked before), the services activated in there >> should be started, too... >> >> You could additionally check /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts >> for any malformed entries. I think /etc/hosts could be >> altered / overwritten by freebsd-update? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Polytropon >> Magdeburg, Germany >> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 >> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. >http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/_______________________________________________ >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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