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This file is maintainted by imp@village.org. Please send new entries <html>
in it to him. It contains a list, in reverse chronologocal order, of <head>
major breakages in tracking -current. Not all things will be listed <title>Updating Information for FreeBSD current users</title>
here, and it only starts on Novemeber 18, 1998. If you have an </head>
earlier version of FreeBSD, you are on your own to get to November 18, <body>
1998. <h1>Updating Information for FreeBSD current users</h1>
<p>
This file is maintainted by <a href="mailto:imp@village.org">Warner
Losh</a>. Please send new entries in it to him. It contains a list,
in reverse chronologocal order, of major breakages in tracking
-current. Not all things will be listed here, and it only starts on
Novemeber 18, 1998. If you have an earlier version of FreeBSD, you
are on your own to get to November 18, 1998.</P>
19990111 <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 boarder=0 width="95%" align=center>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19990111</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
New keyboard and video card drivers are introduced as the first New keyboard and video card drivers are introduced as the first
stage of console driver reorganization. You are required to stage of console driver reorganization. You are required to
update the kernel configuration file and rebuild the kernel. update the kernel configuration file and rebuild the kernel.
kbdcontrol, vidcontrol, and screen savers also need recompilation. kbdcontrol, vidcontrol, and screen savers also need recompilation.
The instruction can be found in The instruction can be found in
<br>
http://www.freebsd.org/~yokota/sc_update.txt <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/~yokota/sc_update.txt">
http://www.freebsd.org/~yokota/sc_update.txt</a>
<br>
It has notes on splash screen too. It has notes on splash screen too.
</td>
19980106: </tr>
Robert was kind enough to make this page to enable people to <tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19990106</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
Robert Nordier was kind enough to make this page to enable people to
install the new bootblocks: install the new bootblocks:
http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/boot.txt <br>
<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/boot.txt">
http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/boot.txt</a>
<p>
When updating to ELF, make sure that you have updated your When updating to ELF, make sure that you have updated your
/etc/rc files which have different ldconfig invocations for /etc/rc files which have different ldconfig invocations for
elf and aout. Otherwise things like X will stop working with elf and aout. Otherwise things like X will stop working with
messages about being unable to find library files. The mergemaster messages about being unable to find library files. The
utility in ports/sysutils/mergemaster helps to keep critical mergemaster utility in ports/sysutils/mergemaster helps to
files like this in sync, and its use is recommended. keep critical files like this in sync, and its use is
recommended.
19990104: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19990104</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
Information about ELF day (see 19981230) can be found in Information about ELF day (see 19981230) can be found in
http://www.freebsd.org/~peter/elfday.html <br>
<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/~peter/elfday.html">
http://www.freebsd.org/~peter/elfday.html</a>
<br>
about the upcoming change, its motivations and instructions about the upcoming change, its motivations and instructions
for doing the upgrade. for doing the upgrade.
</td>
19981230: </tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19981230</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
You should install new bootblocks now. The ELF kernel will You should install new bootblocks now. The ELF kernel will
become default soon. In addition, you'll need to upgrade become default soon. In addition, you'll need to upgrade
your userland programs to ELF before then as well. Use your userland programs to ELF before then as well. Use
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a.out programs in, for example, /usr/local/bin will a.out programs in, for example, /usr/local/bin will
continue to work, even after the upgrade). See src/Makefile continue to work, even after the upgrade). See src/Makefile
for more details. for more details.
</td>
19981224: </tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19981224</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
The old wcd driver has been deleted from the kernel. The The old wcd driver has been deleted from the kernel. The
driver that replaces it is named acd. You'll need to change driver that replaces it is named acd. You'll need to change
this in your configuration files. this in your configuration files.
<p>
Failure to do this will result in "ATAPI CD-ROMs not Failure to do this will result in "ATAPI CD-ROMs not
configured" at boot time. configured" at boot time.
<p>
The floppy tape driver (ft) has been removed from the kernel, The floppy tape driver (ft) has been removed from the kernel,
with no replacement driver. with no replacement driver.
</td>
19981202: </tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19981202</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
New groups from 19981201 commented out of mtree, so they New groups from 19981201 commented out of mtree, so they
aren't strictly needed, but still a good idea to have. aren't strictly needed, but still a good idea to have.
</td>
19981201: </tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19981201</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
New user/group added: bind. From src/etc/master.passwd and New user/group added: bind. From src/etc/master.passwd and
src/etc/group: src/etc/group:
<pre>
% grep <newstuff> /usr/src/etc/group % grep <newstuff> /usr/src/etc/group
bind:*:53: bind:*:53:
% grep <newstuff> /usr/src/etc/master.passwd % grep <newstuff> /usr/src/etc/master.passwd
tty:*:4:65533::0:0:Tty Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin tty:*:4:65533::0:0:Tty Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin
kmem:*:5:65533::0:0:KMem Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin kmem:*:5:65533::0:0:KMem Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin
bind:*:53:53::0:0:Bind Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin bind:*:53:53::0:0:Bind Sandbox:/:/sbin/nologin
</pre>
19981118: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="10%" valign=top align=left><b>19981118</b></td>
<td valign=top align=left>
PAM integrated into the tree. Requires new /etc/pam.conf file PAM integrated into the tree. Requires new /etc/pam.conf file
to silence warnings from authentication programs (login, etc). to silence warnings from authentication programs (login, etc).
See src/etc/pam.conf for a sample. See src/etc/pam.conf for a sample.
</td>
YYYYMMDD: </tr>
What happened and what you need to do. </table>
<p>
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