Hi,
I've done the upgrade yesterday. It was a clean 8.3 install, I only set
up PPPoE and then run the following commands.
# cd /usr/ports/misc/mc && make install clean
# uname -r
8.3-RELEASE
# freebsd-update -r 9.1-RELEASE upgrade
# freebsd-update install
# shutdown -r now
# freebsd-update insta
On Fri, 2012-12-21 at 07:35 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 10:57 -0500, Paul Kraus wrote:
> > On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 05:29 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> > >> I'd say: Use the source Luke. :-)
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> > > S
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 10:57 -0500, Paul Kraus wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 05:29 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> >> I'd say: Use the source Luke. :-)
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Strange question: Is the FreeBSD handbook available as iBook?
>
>
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 15:52 +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> > The author of the snd_hdspe driver for FreeBSD seems to need testers.
>
> I never have heard of this driver.
It's a new driver for FreeBSD for some cards of the vendor RME, AFAIK
they only sell really professional audio cards, used for
On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 05:29 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
>> I'd say: Use the source Luke. :-)
>
> :)
>
> Strange question: Is the FreeBSD handbook available as iBook?
You can get it as a PDF at
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/en_US.
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 05:29 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> I'd say: Use the source Luke. :-)
:)
Strange question: Is the FreeBSD handbook available as iBook?
At the moment I've got plenty of time, unfortunately not in front of my
desktop computer. Some time ago I won an iPad2, it's a dust catcher,
n
Hi,
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:13:39 +0100
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> ok, so "FreeBSD release" is the version of the kernel and not a
> labelling for the collection of all the software.
yes. It is even so that the ports work on all 'current' FreeBSD
versions but not the packages. With other words, you w
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:13:39 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Thank you Erich :)
>
> ok, so "FreeBSD release" is the version of the kernel and not a
> labelling for the collection of all the software.
No. The version specification refers to the version of the
kernel _and_ the operating system (which
Thank you Erich :)
ok, so "FreeBSD release" is the version of the kernel and not a
labelling for the collection of all the software.
For Linux major distros there usually is a labelling for the collection
of the software, independent of the kernel version.
On Linux I usually install binaries for
Hi,
On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:09:16 +0100
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-12-19 at 10:14 -0600, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > You may also use at your discretion the portmaster tool? It works
> > very well and a nice example is given by W. Block:
> >
> > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/
Ralf,
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Ralf Mardorf
wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-12-19 at 10:14 -0600, Antonio Olivares wrote:
>> You may also use at your discretion the portmaster tool? It works
>> very well and a nice example is given by W. Block:
>>
>> http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/portu
On Wed, 2012-12-19 at 10:14 -0600, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> You may also use at your discretion the portmaster tool? It works
> very well and a nice example is given by W. Block:
>
> http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/portupgrade.html
Thank you Antonio :)
because I can't install FreeBSD
Ralf,
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Ralf Mardorf
wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> this isn't a request, just a note about the handbook, from the point of
> view a newbie has got.
>
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html
>
> "We also assume that you have already obtained
Hi :)
this isn't a request, just a note about the handbook, from the point of
view a newbie has got.
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html
"We also assume that you have already obtained the sources to a newer
system. If the sources available on the particular
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:54:29 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 18:42 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > I want to test snd_hdspe. How can I upgrade from 8.2 to a version
> ^^^8.3
> > including the driver or something similar to get the
On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 18:57 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:42:41 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > I want to test snd_hdspe. How can I upgrade from 8.2 to a version
> > including the driver or something similar to get the driver?
> > Btw. I didn't test, if the driver is part of 8.3
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:42:41 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> I want to test snd_hdspe. How can I upgrade from 8.2 to a version
> including the driver or something similar to get the driver?
> Btw. I didn't test, if the driver is part of 8.3 until now :D, but if
> IIUC I need >= 9.0.
It would probably
On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 18:42 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> I want to test snd_hdspe. How can I upgrade from 8.2 to a version
^^^8.3
> including the driver or something similar to get the driver?
> Btw. I didn't test, if the driver is part of 8.3 until
--As of March 16, 2011 10:17:12 PM +, Matthew Seaman is alleged to have
said:
I suggest you try out your update in a VM then, because I doubt anyone
will produce an answer definitive enough for you.
--As for the rest, it is mine.
In case anyone still cares, and if a VM running in Paralle
> "Matthew" == Matthew Seaman writes:
Matthew> Gee. Thanks.
Well, either you're not describing your actual experience, or I've
misunderstood. I'm open to input. Are you trying to tell me that you
were able to go from 8.0 to 8.1, using freebsd-update, with a
ZFS-on-root boot? Or were you
On 16/03/2011 21:44, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> Therefore, Matthew Seaman can't be trusted with his answer. He
> apparently did not boot a ZFS-on-root disk with a freebsd-update from
> 8.0 to 8.1, or he would not have said what he did.
Gee. Thanks.
I suggest you try out your update in a VM the
> "Daniel" == Daniel Staal writes:
Daniel> On Wed, March 16, 2011 2:36 pm, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
>>
Randal> SOMEONE here knows. Please help.
>>
>> So, nobody knows?
>>
>> Most of the other answers were about a source-code upgrade, not a binary
>> upgrade.
Daniel> I thought Matthew Se
On Wed, March 16, 2011 2:36 pm, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
>
> Randal> SOMEONE here knows. Please help.
>
> So, nobody knows?
>
> Most of the other answers were about a source-code upgrade, not a binary
> upgrade.
I thought Matthew Seamans' answer sounded pretty definitive:
> A system update vi
> "Randal" == Randal L Schwartz writes:
Randal> OK, so I'll appeal to the rest of freebsd-questions, since you can't
Randal> answer with authority:
Randal> can you upgrade from 8.1 to 8.2 using freebsd-update booting from
Randal> ZFS as described at http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/
On 14 March 2011 00:10, Andrew Moran wrote:
> I have successfully upgraded form FreeBSD 8.1 to FreeBSD 8.2. Here were my
> steps:
>
> cvsup /root/stable-supfile
> cd /usr/src
> make buildworld
> make buildkernel
> make installkernel
> shutdown -r now
>
> *select single user mode*
>
> mount -u /
I have successfully upgraded form FreeBSD 8.1 to FreeBSD 8.2. Here were my
steps:
cvsup /root/stable-supfile
cd /usr/src
make buildworld
make buildkernel
make installkernel
shutdown -r now
*select single user mode*
mount -u /
zfs mount -a
mergemaster -p
make installworld
mergemaster
gpart b
> "Daniel" == Daniel Staal writes:
Daniel> Nothing in the release notes appears to mention the bootloader and zfs
Daniel> together, so I'd take the safe approach and assume it is still
Daniel> necessary.
OK, so I'll appeal to the rest of freebsd-questions, since you can't
answer with authori
On 13/03/2011 17:37, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
>> "Adam" == Adam Vande More writes:
>
> Adam> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Randal L. Schwartz
> Adam> wrote:
>
>>> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=94557&postcount=19
>
> Adam> Well those are his modified upgrade instructions, the
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Randal L. Schwartz
wrote:
> > "Adam" == Adam Vande More writes:
>
> Adam> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Randal L. Schwartz
> Adam> wrote:
>
> >> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=94557&postcount=19
>
> Adam> Well those are his modified upgrade instr
> "Adam" == Adam Vande More writes:
Adam> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Randal L. Schwartz
Adam> wrote:
>> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=94557&postcount=19
Adam> Well those are his modified upgrade instructions, they seem
Adam> relatively sound but the extra steps aren't requ
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Randal L. Schwartz
wrote:
> > "Andrew" == Andrew Moran writes:
>
> Andrew> I switched my system over to using a ZFS on root setup in 8.1.
> Andrew> I want to upgrade it to 8.2.
>
> Andrew> Is there any changes to the
> Andrew> buildworld/buildkernel/installwo
> "Andrew" == Andrew Moran writes:
Andrew> I switched my system over to using a ZFS on root setup in 8.1.
Andrew> I want to upgrade it to 8.2.
Andrew> Is there any changes to the
Andrew> buildworld/buildkernel/installworld/installkernel/mergemaster
Andrew> routine?
And for those of us using
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 17:40, Andrew Moran wrote:
>
> Hallo,
>
> I switched my system over to using a ZFS on root setup in 8.1. I want to
> upgrade it to 8.2.
>
> Is there any changes to the
> buildworld/buildkernel/installworld/installkernel/mergemaster routine?
>
> The only thing I found
On 2/23/06, Jayesh Jayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That was valuable in deed
>
> The 12 server are all identical but the problem is that the test machine
> which we will be using is not of the same class as that of the server.
>
> Then all the server run a custom built kernel and not the ge
On 2/23/06, Jayesh Jayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All are Dell Poweredge servers with identical specification.
>
> I did check the message logs an couldn't find any problem
>
> What are the other aspects which I need to check so as to find a solution.
>
I've had FreeBSD 5.4 randomly reboot on
All are Dell Poweredge servers with identical specification.
I did check the message logs an couldn't find any problem
What are the other aspects which I need to check so as to find a solution.
On 2/23/06, Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > That was valuable in deed
> >
>
> That was valuable in deed
>
> The 12 server are all identical but the problem is that the test machine
> which we will be using is not of the same class as that of the server.
>
> Then all the server run a custom built kernel and not the generic one.
>
> By "mode" I meant how to go abo
>
> By mode I meant -- > binary upgrade or cvs mode
If you go to V-6.xxx as suggested, then do a fresh install, that
includes wiping the disk and freshly building the slices and
partitions/file systems. Of course, do the appropriate backups first
and verify them at least a little.
If you are j
By mode I meant -- > binary upgrade or cvs mode
On 2/23/06, Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have 12 servers running freebsd. They are basically web servers
> having
> > cpanel control panel.
> >
> > All these server are running FreeBSD 5.4 Release as of now. N
>
> Hi,
>
> We have 12 servers running freebsd. They are basically web servers having
> cpanel control panel.
>
> All these server are running FreeBSD 5.4 Release as of now. Now are thinking
> of upgrading it to 5.4 Stable
>
Hmmm. I wouldn't call that an upgrade really.
Except for a few poss
That was valuable in deed
The 12 server are all identical but the problem is that the test machine
which we will be using is not of the same class as that of the server.
Then all the server run a custom built kernel and not the generic one.
By "mode" I meant how to go about doing this proce
Jayesh Jayan wrote:
Hi,
We have 12 servers running freebsd. They are basically web servers having
cpanel control panel.
All these server are running FreeBSD 5.4 Release as of now. Now are thinking
of upgrading it to 5.4 Stable
Please let me know the merits and demerits of the same. Do you fe
On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 04:49:23PM +0100, Dick Hoogendijk wrote:
> You're so right ;-)
> Main problem (at least to me) is almost everytime *what* is important
> data and what is not? I don't mean my personal stuff (that's the easy
> part), but more, which control files and (fine) tunings on the run
Dick Hoogendijk wrote:
[ ... ]
You're so right ;-)
Main problem (at least to me) is almost everytime *what* is important
data and what is not? I don't mean my personal stuff (that's the easy
part), but more, which control files and (fine) tunings on the running
system do I not want to loose? /etc a
On 02 Feb Erik Trulsson wrote:
> The sequence
> backup all data
> make a fresh install of 5.3
> restore data from backup
> will almost certainly be quicker, simpler, and less prone to
> catastrophic failure.
>
> (Making a backup of all important data is a *very* good idea anyway.)
You're so ri
On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 10:13:11AM -0500, Greg Foster wrote:
> I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade from FreeBSD 3.2 to 5.3
> without doing a fresh install, and if possible what issues might I have.
Possible: Yes.
Recommended: Absolutely not!
You will almost certainly have to do it in se
>
> I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade from FreeBSD 3.2 to 5.3
> without doing a fresh install, and if possible what issues might I have.
It might be possible, but it may be less effort to just do
the fresh install. You would have to do several stages of
upgrades. I don't know anyo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We currently have FreeBSD but we're running out of hard disk space. How can
we get a larger hard disk?
Most people buy a larger hard drive from a computer store, but YMMV. :-)
Look at a yellow pages for a local CompUSA or see www.pricewatch.com for one
site which provi
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Peter Pauly wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:54:26PM -0400, JJB wrote:
> > Are these supervisor cards unique to IBM & HP?
> > Can the card be bought separately and will they work on generic
> > motherboard?
> > Do you have URL for info on these supervisor cards?
>
> They
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:54:26PM -0400, JJB wrote:
> Are these supervisor cards unique to IBM & HP?
> Can the card be bought separately and will they work on generic
> motherboard?
> Do you have URL for info on these supervisor cards?
They are unique to each manufacturer. I am not aware of a ge
e 11, 2004 1:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD to a new release
On Sun, Jun 06, 2004 at 11:41:15PM +0200, Roman Kennke wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no
way
> to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just a
On Sun, Jun 06, 2004 at 11:41:15PM +0200, Roman Kennke wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no way
> to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an example), over network.
This may or may not be an option for you: both IBM and HP (Compaq) offer
r
Ok, thank you all for response. As far as I see things now, the best way
to upgrade from one stable release to the next is via source upgrade.
Configuration files probably need some attention, because mergemaster
cannot be run remotely. Upgrading from one major release to the next
(4.x -> 5.x) is p
Of course you wouldn't want to upgrade from 5.1 to 5.2 remotely. You have
to fix things between these two releases in single user. In my case, the
userland wouldn't completely install. I had to manually copy files from the
build directory to their locations on the file system in order to get thi
On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Roman Kennke wrote:
Hi list,
One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no way
to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an example), over network.
I mean, I have a server running, to which I have no physical access. The
only way to maintain it, is over S
Roman Kennke writes:
> All I want is not reinstalling the system after every few
> releases.
My first installation of FreeBSD was 2.0.5. Since then I have
done a clean install for x.0 releases - as a matter of policy
(excuse to upgrade hardware, plus it cleans out orphaned files) but
On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Roman Kennke wrote:
All I want is not reinstalling the system after every few releases. The
FreeBSD team should care about an possibility to easily upgrade from at
least one point release to another. Only my suggestion.
Have you read the Handbook chapter called "The Cutting Edge
ssage-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kent
Stewart
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Remko Lodder; Roman Kennke
Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD to a new release
On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:44 pm, Remko Lodder wrote:
> Hey Roman,
>
> Roma
Am Mo, den 07.06.2004 schrieb Kent Stewart um 0:03:
> On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:55 pm, Roman Kennke wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > > > > One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see
> > > > > no way to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an
> > > > > example),
> >
> > ..
> >
> > >
On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:55 pm, Roman Kennke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > > > One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see
> > > > no way to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an
> > > > example),
>
> ..
>
> > > Apart from that i updated my systems many times, without being in
> >
Hi,
> > > One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no
> > > way to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an example),
..
> > Apart from that i updated my systems many times, without being in
> > single user mode, with an ssh connection.
>
> This doesn't work on the upgr
On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:44 pm, Remko Lodder wrote:
> Hey Roman,
>
> Roman Kennke wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no
> > way to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an example), over
> > network. I mean, I have a server running, to w
Hey Roman,
Roman Kennke wrote:
Hi list,
One thing, that is making me _not_ using FreeBSD is, that I see no way
to easily upgrade from, say 5.1 to 5.2 (just an example), over network.
I mean, I have a server running, to which I have no physical access. The
only way to maintain it, is over SSH.
The u
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 03:06:19PM -0500, Crucial Servers wrote:
> I wish this was an option for me but the contracted machine is in C&W's
> network operation center, not mine. I have no access to there machine
> besides remote root.
It's going to be pretty dangerous to update, then. You need som
ot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD 3.5
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:33:34 -0500
> "Crucial Servers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need some advice
On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:33:34 -0500
"Crucial Servers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need some advice on steps for upgrading a very valueble
> machine. This machine has an uptime of 393 days. I need to
> install a secure version of "curl" this is our main focus right
> now.
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 02:33:34AM -0500, Crucial Servers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need some advice on steps for upgrading a very valueble
> machine. This machine has an uptime of 393 days. I need to install a
> secure version of "curl" this is our main focus right now. FreeBSD
> 3.5 ports collection i
Hello,
mergemaster will take care of /etc. But how about the other configuration files?,
Could you please tell me where i can find proper documentation for upgrading
freebsd4.5 to 4.8.
Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 08:13:59AM -0700,
Naveen Glore wrote:
> He
On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 08:13:59AM -0700, Naveen Glore wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have a freeBSD 4.5-Release server. I could not find any packages available for 4.5
> version at freebsd ftp site. So i decided to upgrade it to FreeBSD 4.8-Release. Can
> i upgrade the server without any change in its
Hi,
> I have a freeBSD 4.5-Release server. I could not find any packages
> available for 4.5 version at freebsd ftp site. So i decided to
> upgrade it to FreeBSD 4.8-Release. Can i upgrade the server without
> any change in its current configuration.
Since you did not post your current configurat
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 08:46:28PM -0500, Alvaro Gil wrote:
> I am trying to get a GeForce 2 MX 400 to work properly on FreeBSD 4.7.
>
> A few requirements for the "nvidia" drivers are...
> (yes the "nv" driver works, but it does not support TV out on X)
>
> Upgrade to FreeBSD 4.7 STABLE or newe
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-11-23 18:23:05 -0900:
> I'm learning how the FreeBSD upgrade process works. I've got cvsup
> working and can grabe 4-stable.
>
> What I don't understand is the ports tree. Does it get updated when I
> do make buildworld etc...?
no. it gets updated when you update it
> I'm learning how the FreeBSD upgrade process works. I've got cvsup
> working and can grabe 4-stable.
>
> What I don't understand is the ports tree. Does it get updated when I do
> make buildworld etc...?
Nope. Look for a file "ports-supfile" on your system. You can make a copy
e.g. to /root and
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