Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:40:54 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSup update or upgrade Message-ID: <20080131204054.61d7845d@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <slrnfq50hl.fqv.jaj@spaceman.my.domain> References: <1201823233.15358.40.camel@Caffiend.org> <20080131195749.0b6f551d@makeworld.com> <slrnfq50hl.fqv.jaj@spaceman.my.domain>
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 02:21:42 +0000 (UTC) Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu> wrote: > On 2008-02-01, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:47:12 -0500 > > Allen <doomnix@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I've been reading over my library of FreeBSD books, which I may > >> add is impressive due to me buying EVERY book available on > >> Freebsdmall and also buying the PowerPak to make sure my Library > >> is complete, and also I've been reading the freebsd.org docs > >> because I'm working on getting an upgrade to work properly. > >> > >> Here is what happened: > >> > >> I did as the website said and changed the cvsup example file which > >> is the one I'm using, to a FreeBSD cvsup server, left most of it > >> alone, because I wanted to use most packages, so I wanted > >> basically every app available, and when rebooting, after doing > >> this: > >> > >> # make buildworld > >> # make buildkernel > >> # make installkernel > >> # reboot > > > > Assuming you went from 6.3-RELEASE to 6.3-STABLE and also assuming > > you do not have customization in /etc - here's what I do... > > > > After a cvsup of the src tree (ensuring I want the STABLE branch > > (*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6) > > > > # cd /usr/src > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC (Assuming you use GENERIC) > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC (Assuming you use GENERIC) > > # shutdown -r now (no need for Single-User Mode if YOU are the only > > user) > > Sorry but you're giving wrong advice here. > *Always* drop to single user mode. > You are almost never the only user on your machine when you're in > multiuser mode. There will at least be root an your user account and > probably others. I'm not giving advice - I'm simply stating what *I* do. See my words below. > > Assuming you went from 6.3-RELEASE to 6.3-STABLE and also assuming > > you do not have customization in /etc - here's what I do... Note the "here's what I do..." That does not sound like I'm advising any user to do what I do - only stating things based on my experiences. ... as to Single-User mode and mergemaster, here again, I can only comment on what I do and my experiences. I myself have never had a system failure due to not running mergemaster. Furthermore, I have never had issues not booting into Single-User mode to update my boxen. Of course, your mileage may vary. -- Best regards, Chris The lines are all busy (busied out, that is -- why let them in to begin with?).
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