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Updating Information for MidnightBSD users

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

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

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 1.6 2006/10/31 19:20:59 laffer1 Exp $
Revision:	352
Committed:	Tue Dec 26 22:38:02 2006 UTC (17 years, 4 months ago) by laffer1
File size:	8973 byte(s)
Log Message:	Catch this up a bit with recent changes.
#	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	20061226:
7	Setup /usr/share/examples/cvsup SUPfiles for the new
8	MidnightBSD CVSup server.
9
10	20061225:
11	Fixed a typo in src/lib/libc/sparc64/fpu/fpu_implode.c
12	that caused long double to long and long long
13	conversion of negative numbers to always result in -1.
14
15	20061221:
16	Fixed acpi_battery.c to not report an ERROR if no
17	batteries are present.
18
19	Performed some minor updates on the RL and RE NIC drivers.
20	RL should no longer panic when trying to print errors.
21
22	Corrected a bug with TTY.
23
24	20061218:
25	Corrected a bug with libpthread where newly created suspended
26	threads don't get scheduled.
27
28	20061206:
29	Fixed a typo with the firewire security patch.
30
31	20061129:
32	Minor cleanups to utilities in bin.
33
34	Fixed msdos file system short file name behavior to match
35	FreeBSD.
36
37	20061031:
38	Updated man pages in section 7.
39
40	20061030:
41	Updated sys/dev/drm to support intel 915 and radeon
42	r300 cards properly.
43
44	Synced snmpd with FreeBSD-stable.
45
46	Fixed a bug in rm which could cause data loss.
47
48	20061027:
49	Added Intel ICH8 and nForce 5 support to ATA. cam, mpt,
50	random, kbdmux, atkbd, and usb were updated. Changes
51	to clearing registers on SSE enabled processors (i386)
52	commited.
53
54	lukemftpd updated.
55
56	openssh rc script was altered which effects initial
57	seeding.
58
59	20061014:
60	Workaround for em driver problem on shared IRQ.
61
62	Started removal of alpha support.
63
64	20061013:
65	ATA driver was updated. USB/USB1/USB2 types added.
66
67	20061010:
68	OpenSSH was updated to 4.4p1.
69
70	20060909:
71	OpenNTPD was added to MidnightBSD. Run make delete-old to remove
72	the old ntpd daemon.
73
74	cat has a new option -D which allows you to timestamp output
75	on a per line basis.
76
77	The kernel has a keyboard mux which allows you to have multiple
78	keyboard connected simultaneously. USB keyboard support was also
79	improved with this patch.
80
81	The Intel em driver was updated. Network performance was greatly
82	increased on many systems. Additional models are supported.
83
84	The ATA driver was patched to fix a potential deadlock.
85
86	Bind was patched to fix a potential denial of service condition.
87
88	20060817:
89	ksh has been added to the base system. If you previously had
90	the port installed, it will be overwritten on the next buildworld.
91
92
93
94	To build a kernel
95	-----------------
96	If you are updating from a prior version of MidnightBSD (even one just
97	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
98	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
99	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
100	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
101
102	To test a kernel once
103	---------------------
104	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
105	if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
106	debugging information) run
107	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
108	nextboot -k testkernel
109
110	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
111	--------------------------------------------------------------
112	This assumes you are already running a 6.X system. Replace
113	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
114	"amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
115
116	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
117	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
118	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
119	make depend
120	make
121	make install
122
123	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
124
125	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
126	-----------------------------------------------------------
127	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
128	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
129
130	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
131	make buildworld
132	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
133	[1]
134	<reboot in single user> [3]
135	mergemaster -p [5]
136	make installworld
137	make delete-old
138	mergemaster [4]
139	<reboot>
140
141
142	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
143	--------------------------------------------------
144	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
145	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories. A partition
146	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
147	# size.
148
149	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
150	<boot into -stable>
151	make buildworld
152	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
153	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
154	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
155	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
156	cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
157	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
158	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab # if newfs'd
159	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
160	<reboot into current>
161	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
162	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
163	<reboot>
164
165
166	To upgrade in-place from 5.x-stable or higher to 6.x-stable
167	-----------------------------------------------------------
168	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
169	make buildworld [9]
170	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8]
171	[1]
172	<reboot in single user> [3]
173	mergemaster -p [5]
174	make installworld
175	make delete-old
176	mergemaster -i [4]
177	<reboot>
178
179	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
180	tweaks to various things you need. At this point in the life
181	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
182	to cope. The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
183	the UPDATING entries.
184
185	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
186	freebsd-current@freebsd.org. Make sure that before you update
187	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
188	messages there. If in doubt, please track -stable which has
189	much fewer pitfalls.
190
191	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
192	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
193	system on reboot.
194
195	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
196	fsck -p
197	mount -u /
198	mount -a
199	cd src
200	adjkerntz -i # if CMOS is wall time
201	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
202	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
203
204	[4] Note: This step is non-optional. Failure to do this step
205	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
206	system. Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
207	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
208	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
209	for potential gotchas.
210
211	[5] Usually this step is a noop. However, from time to time
212	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
213	step. It never hurts to do it all the time.
214
215	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 5.x binaries
216	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD5
217	option in your kernel. Failure to do so may leave you with a system
218	that is hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5
219	is required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels.
220
221	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
222	last time you updated your kernel config file.
223
224	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
225	cvs prune empty directories.
226
227	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
228	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
229	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
230
231	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
232	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf. buildworld will
233	warn if it is improperly defined.
234
235	Copyright information:
236
237	Copyright 1998-2005 M. Warner Losh. All Rights Reserved.
238
239	Redistribution, publication, translation and use, with or without
240	modification, in full or in part, in any form or format of this
241	document are permitted without further permission from the author.
242
243	THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED BY WARNER LOSH ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
244	IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
245	WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
246	DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL WARNER LOSH BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
247	INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
248	(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
249	SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
250	HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
251	STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
252	IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
253	POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
254
255	If you find this document useful, and you want to, you may buy the
256	author a beer.
257
258	Contact Warner Losh if you have any questions about your use of
259	this document.
260
261	$FreeBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.416.2.18 2006/02/22 11:51:57 yar Exp $
262	$MidnightBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.6 2006/10/31 19:20:59 laffer1 Exp $