On 4 October 2013, at 19:08, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 18:58:52 -0700, Doug Hardie wrote: >> The exact sequence was: >> >> Step 1: freebsd-update from 9.1 to 9.2 > > Have you verified in /etc/freebsd-update.conf that "src" > is definitely part of what should be updated?
System is not bootable - can't verify anything… > > > >> Step 2: make buildworld >> Step 3: make build_kernel KERNCONF=LAFN >> Step 4: make install_kernel KERNCONF=LAFN > > I assume the correct targets "buildkernel" and "installkernel" > have been used. ;-) > Yes > > >> Step 5: reboot > > Attention: Into single-user mode. Not possible since the system is located over 100 miles away. Everything has to be done via remote console. > > > >> Step 6: mergemaster -p >> Step 7: make installworld >> Step 8: mergemaster -i >> Step 9: make delete-old >> Step 10: reboot > > Into multi-user mode again. > > > >> oops, something went wrong.. >> >> After step 5, uname -a still showed 9.2 but now it listed the >> kernel I built rather than generic. > > Again, verify your configuration. Compare your steps with the > comment header of /usr/src/Makefile which illustrates the > exact procedure; from a (dated) 8-STABLE installation: > > 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree). > 2. `make buildworld' > 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > 4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target] > 5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt). > 6. `mergemaster -p' > 7. `make installworld' > 8. `make delete-old' > 9. `mergemaster' (you may wish to use -i, along with -U or -F). > 10. `reboot' > 11. `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them anymore) > > > -- > 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-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"