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Updating Information for MidnightBSD users

Items affecting the mports and packages system can be found in
/usr/mports/UPDATING. 

20061231:
        Updated COPYRIGHT for 2007.

        Updated and bumped libutil after importing NetBSD efun(3) functions.

        Added MidnightBSD_version and bumped the FreeBSD version as we've
        synced all commits between the fork and that version.  It is now safe
        to assume MidnightBSD is compatible with FreeBSD RELENG_6 from
        Feb 26, 2006.

        Added spell(1) and deroff(1) from NetBSD.  Also added additional
        dict files to work with it. /usr/share/dict/american, 
        /usr/share/dict/british and /usr/share/dict/special/math

        Numerous man page and bug fixes.

20061226:
        Setup /usr/share/examples/cvsup SUPfiles for the new
        MidnightBSD CVSup server. 

        Fix a bug in burncd where it would continue forever while
        erasing CDRW media.

        Add csup to /usr/bin.  csup is a CVSup replacement written
        in C. 

        Fixed a bug with bsnmpd build from Oct 30.  

        Corrected some race conditions and fixed a few bugs in
        geom.  Imported changes from FreeBSD RELENG_6.

20061225:
        Fixed a typo in src/lib/libc/sparc64/fpu/fpu_implode.c
        that caused long double to long and long long 
        conversion of negative numbers to always result in -1.

20061221:
        Fixed acpi_battery.c to not report an ERROR if no
        batteries are present.

        Performed some minor updates on the RL and RE NIC drivers.
        RL should no longer panic when trying to print errors.

        Corrected a bug with TTY.

20061218:
        Corrected a bug with libpthread where newly created suspended
        threads don't get scheduled.

20061206:
        Fixed a typo with the firewire security patch.

20061129:
        Minor cleanups to utilities in bin.

        Fixed msdos file system short file name behavior to match
        FreeBSD.

20061031:
        Updated man pages in section 7.

20061030:
        Updated sys/dev/drm to support intel 915 and radeon 
        r300 cards properly.  

        Synced snmpd with FreeBSD-stable.

        Fixed a bug in rm which could cause data loss.  

20061027:
        Added Intel ICH8 and nForce 5 support to ATA. cam, mpt,
        random, kbdmux, atkbd, and usb were updated.  Changes
        to clearing registers on SSE enabled processors (i386)
        commited.  

        lukemftpd updated.  

        openssh rc script was altered which effects initial
        seeding.  

20061014:
        Workaround for em driver problem on shared IRQ.

        Started removal of alpha support.

20061013:
        ATA driver was updated.  USB/USB1/USB2 types added.

20061010: 
        OpenSSH was updated to 4.4p1.   

20060909:
        OpenNTPD was added to MidnightBSD.  Run make delete-old to remove
        the old ntpd daemon.

        cat has a new option -D which allows you to timestamp output
        on a per line basis.

        The kernel has a keyboard mux which allows you to have multiple
        keyboard connected simultaneously.  USB keyboard support was also
        improved with this patch.

        The Intel em driver was updated.  Network performance was greatly
        increased on many systems.  Additional models are supported.

        The ATA driver was patched to fix a potential deadlock.

        Bind was patched to fix a potential denial of service condition.

20060817:
        ksh has been added to the base system.  If you previously had
        the port installed, it will be overwritten on the next buildworld.


        To build a kernel
        -----------------
        If you are updating from a prior version of MidnightBSD (even one just
        a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
        /usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
        make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
        make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE

        To test a kernel once
        ---------------------
        If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
        if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
        debugging information) run
        make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
        nextboot -k testkernel

        To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
        --------------------------------------------------------------
        This assumes you are already running a 6.X system.  Replace
        ${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
        "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).

        cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
        config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
        cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
        make depend
        make
        make install

        If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.

        To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
        -----------------------------------------------------------
        # Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
        # is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.

        <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
        make buildworld
        make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
                                                        [1]
        <reboot in single user>                         [3]
        mergemaster -p                                  [5]
        make installworld
        make delete-old
        mergemaster                                     [4]
        <reboot>


        To cross-install current onto a separate partition
        --------------------------------------------------
        # In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
        # current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
        # holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
        # size.

        <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
        <boot into -stable>
        make buildworld
        make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
        <maybe newfs current's root partition>
        <mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
        make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
        cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
        make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
        cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab                    # if newfs'd
        <edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
        <reboot into current>
        <do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
        <maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
        <reboot>


        To upgrade in-place from 5.x-stable or higher to 6.x-stable
        -----------------------------------------------------------
        <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
        make buildworld                                 [9]
        make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE           [8]
                                                        [1]
        <reboot in single user>                         [3]
        mergemaster -p                                  [5]
        make installworld
        make delete-old
        mergemaster -i                                  [4]
        <reboot>

        Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
        tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
        cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
        to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
        the UPDATING entries.

        Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
        freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
        your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
        messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
        much fewer pitfalls.

        [1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
        should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
        system on reboot.

        [3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
                fsck -p
                mount -u /
                mount -a
                cd src
                adjkerntz -i            # if CMOS is wall time
        Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
        you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.

        [4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
        can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
        system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
        that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
        as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
        for potential gotchas.

        [5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
        you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
        step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.

        [8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 5.x binaries
        needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD5
        option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
        that is hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5
        is required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels.

        Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
        last time you updated your kernel config file.

        [9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
        cvs prune empty directories.

        If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
        "?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
        override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.

        MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
        not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
        warn if it is improperly defined.

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$FreeBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.416.2.18 2006/02/22 11:51:57 yar Exp $
$MidnightBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.8 2006/12/27 05:02:27 laffer1 Exp $
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#	Content
1	Updating Information for MidnightBSD users
2
3	Items affecting the mports and packages system can be found in
4	/usr/mports/UPDATING.
5
6	20061231:
7	Updated COPYRIGHT for 2007.
8
9	Updated and bumped libutil after importing NetBSD efun(3) functions.
10
11	Added MidnightBSD_version and bumped the FreeBSD version as we've
12	synced all commits between the fork and that version. It is now safe
13	to assume MidnightBSD is compatible with FreeBSD RELENG_6 from
14	Feb 26, 2006.
15
16	Added spell(1) and deroff(1) from NetBSD. Also added additional
17	dict files to work with it. /usr/share/dict/american,
18	/usr/share/dict/british and /usr/share/dict/special/math
19
20	Numerous man page and bug fixes.
21
22	20061226:
23	Setup /usr/share/examples/cvsup SUPfiles for the new
24	MidnightBSD CVSup server.
25
26	Fix a bug in burncd where it would continue forever while
27	erasing CDRW media.
28
29	Add csup to /usr/bin. csup is a CVSup replacement written
30	in C.
31
32	Fixed a bug with bsnmpd build from Oct 30.
33
34	Corrected some race conditions and fixed a few bugs in
35	geom. Imported changes from FreeBSD RELENG_6.
36
37	20061225:
38	Fixed a typo in src/lib/libc/sparc64/fpu/fpu_implode.c
39	that caused long double to long and long long
40	conversion of negative numbers to always result in -1.
41
42	20061221:
43	Fixed acpi_battery.c to not report an ERROR if no
44	batteries are present.
45
46	Performed some minor updates on the RL and RE NIC drivers.
47	RL should no longer panic when trying to print errors.
48
49	Corrected a bug with TTY.
50
51	20061218:
52	Corrected a bug with libpthread where newly created suspended
53	threads don't get scheduled.
54
55	20061206:
56	Fixed a typo with the firewire security patch.
57
58	20061129:
59	Minor cleanups to utilities in bin.
60
61	Fixed msdos file system short file name behavior to match
62	FreeBSD.
63
64	20061031:
65	Updated man pages in section 7.
66
67	20061030:
68	Updated sys/dev/drm to support intel 915 and radeon
69	r300 cards properly.
70
71	Synced snmpd with FreeBSD-stable.
72
73	Fixed a bug in rm which could cause data loss.
74
75	20061027:
76	Added Intel ICH8 and nForce 5 support to ATA. cam, mpt,
77	random, kbdmux, atkbd, and usb were updated. Changes
78	to clearing registers on SSE enabled processors (i386)
79	commited.
80
81	lukemftpd updated.
82
83	openssh rc script was altered which effects initial
84	seeding.
85
86	20061014:
87	Workaround for em driver problem on shared IRQ.
88
89	Started removal of alpha support.
90
91	20061013:
92	ATA driver was updated. USB/USB1/USB2 types added.
93
94	20061010:
95	OpenSSH was updated to 4.4p1.
96
97	20060909:
98	OpenNTPD was added to MidnightBSD. Run make delete-old to remove
99	the old ntpd daemon.
100
101	cat has a new option -D which allows you to timestamp output
102	on a per line basis.
103
104	The kernel has a keyboard mux which allows you to have multiple
105	keyboard connected simultaneously. USB keyboard support was also
106	improved with this patch.
107
108	The Intel em driver was updated. Network performance was greatly
109	increased on many systems. Additional models are supported.
110
111	The ATA driver was patched to fix a potential deadlock.
112
113	Bind was patched to fix a potential denial of service condition.
114
115	20060817:
116	ksh has been added to the base system. If you previously had
117	the port installed, it will be overwritten on the next buildworld.
118
119
120
121	To build a kernel
122	-----------------
123	If you are updating from a prior version of MidnightBSD (even one just
124	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
125	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
126	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
127	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
128
129	To test a kernel once
130	---------------------
131	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
132	if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
133	debugging information) run
134	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
135	nextboot -k testkernel
136
137	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
138	--------------------------------------------------------------
139	This assumes you are already running a 6.X system. Replace
140	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
141	"amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
142
143	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
144	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
145	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
146	make depend
147	make
148	make install
149
150	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
151
152	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
153	-----------------------------------------------------------
154	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
155	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
156
157	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
158	make buildworld
159	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
160	[1]
161	<reboot in single user> [3]
162	mergemaster -p [5]
163	make installworld
164	make delete-old
165	mergemaster [4]
166	<reboot>
167
168
169	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
170	--------------------------------------------------
171	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
172	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories. A partition
173	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
174	# size.
175
176	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
177	<boot into -stable>
178	make buildworld
179	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
180	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
181	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
182	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
183	cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
184	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
185	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab # if newfs'd
186	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
187	<reboot into current>
188	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
189	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
190	<reboot>
191
192
193	To upgrade in-place from 5.x-stable or higher to 6.x-stable
194	-----------------------------------------------------------
195	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
196	make buildworld [9]
197	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8]
198	[1]
199	<reboot in single user> [3]
200	mergemaster -p [5]
201	make installworld
202	make delete-old
203	mergemaster -i [4]
204	<reboot>
205
206	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
207	tweaks to various things you need. At this point in the life
208	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
209	to cope. The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
210	the UPDATING entries.
211
212	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
213	freebsd-current@freebsd.org. Make sure that before you update
214	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
215	messages there. If in doubt, please track -stable which has
216	much fewer pitfalls.
217
218	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
219	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
220	system on reboot.
221
222	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
223	fsck -p
224	mount -u /
225	mount -a
226	cd src
227	adjkerntz -i # if CMOS is wall time
228	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
229	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
230
231	[4] Note: This step is non-optional. Failure to do this step
232	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
233	system. Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
234	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
235	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
236	for potential gotchas.
237
238	[5] Usually this step is a noop. However, from time to time
239	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
240	step. It never hurts to do it all the time.
241
242	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 5.x binaries
243	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD5
244	option in your kernel. Failure to do so may leave you with a system
245	that is hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5
246	is required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels.
247
248	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
249	last time you updated your kernel config file.
250
251	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
252	cvs prune empty directories.
253
254	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
255	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
256	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
257
258	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
259	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf. buildworld will
260	warn if it is improperly defined.
261
262	Copyright information:
263
264	Copyright 1998-2005 M. Warner Losh. All Rights Reserved.
265
266	Redistribution, publication, translation and use, with or without
267	modification, in full or in part, in any form or format of this
268	document are permitted without further permission from the author.
269
270	THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED BY WARNER LOSH ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
271	IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
272	WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
273	DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL WARNER LOSH BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
274	INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
275	(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
276	SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
277	HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
278	STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
279	IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
280	POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
281
282	If you find this document useful, and you want to, you may buy the
283	author a beer.
284
285	Contact Warner Losh if you have any questions about your use of
286	this document.
287
288	$FreeBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.416.2.18 2006/02/22 11:51:57 yar Exp $
289	$MidnightBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.8 2006/12/27 05:02:27 laffer1 Exp $