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374 lines
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Updating Information for FreeBSD current users
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This file is maintained by imp@village.org. Please send new entries
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directly to him. See end of file for further details. For commonly
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done items, please see the end of the file. Search for 'COMMON
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ITEMS:'
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20000906:
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nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD. Among other things,
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this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used. See
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nsswitch.conf(5) instead. Note that at boot time rc.network
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will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
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don't have one, and you have host.conf.
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20000905:
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The boot loader has been updated. The new default kernel is
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now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko. The new default module location
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is /boot/kernel.
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You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
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20000904:
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A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
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/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases. Mergemaster will
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incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
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move the old one from /etc. So you'll need to manually move the
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file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
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run newaliases. For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
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while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
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is not likely to be generated.
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20000825:
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/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
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succeed. You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
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into /boot/device.hints. If and only if you compile hints
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into your kernel, then this file may be empty. Please note,
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if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
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you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
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messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
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kernel.
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20000821:
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If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
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you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
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/boot/loader.conf.
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20000812:
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suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
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with permissions of 511. If you have applications that use
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this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
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to /etc/make.conf. If you forget to do this,
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chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
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will fix this until the next build.
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20000812:
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sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0. Some of the more
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visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
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include:
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- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
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- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
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- MSA port (587) turned on by default
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- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
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- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
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- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
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- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
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- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
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- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
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20000810:
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suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default. You must
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specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
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Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
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/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
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specific use for it.
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20000729:
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Networking defaults have been tightened. Anybody upgrading
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/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
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/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
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afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
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# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
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inetd_enable="YES"
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portmap_enable="YES"
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sendmail_enable="YES"
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20000728:
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If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
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will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
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20000728:
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The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
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you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
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it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
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target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
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updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
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should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
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to /MYKERNEL.
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20000711:
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If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get
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the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
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out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
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http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
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for details on potential problems that you might have and how
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to get around them.
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If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
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clauses above, you needn't worry.
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20000711:
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/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
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setuid programs that have changed. You will see a large spike
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in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
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mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
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20000710:
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/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
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and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
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RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
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`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
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not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
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lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
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errors. (see below, 20000624).
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FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
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20000709:
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phk made the malloc default options AJ. This may slow things
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down and uncover other latent bugs in the code. If you need to
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run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
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ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
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20000706:
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libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago. This
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has been corrected. You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
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before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair. It certainly
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won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure. It will
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break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
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interim if needed.
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20000705:
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The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup. This has been done
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in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
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some point in the future. Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
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details.
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20000704:
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With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
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set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
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20000704:
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rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
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or stop. This may cause some harmless warnings from older
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rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
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20000630:
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The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
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Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
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which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
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20000625:
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From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
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system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
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While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
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required and grab the crypto bits. If you are grabbing CVS
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trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
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were required. You should check with the latest collections
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to make sure that these haven't changed.
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20000624:
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Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
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/dev/zero, et al. This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
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The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
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-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD for cryptographic services
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until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
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openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
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date to the completion of the work.
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If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
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options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
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module. You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
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recreate the random and urandom devices.
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20000622:
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The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
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BSD license. You may need to remove your symbolic links
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that used to be required when updating.
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20000621:
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Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
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the config file update procedure.
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http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
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NOTE: LINT is gone. It has been replaced with NOTES. NOTES
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isn't buildable. However, you can generate a LINT file.
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20000620:
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Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly. As soon
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as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
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that workaround will no longer be required.
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20000615:
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phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
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ad driver. If you haven't done so already, you must update
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your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
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devices.
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In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
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more modern version, if you haven't already done so. Modern
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here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
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may work).
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20000612:
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Peter took an axe to config(8). Be sure that you read his mail
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on the topic before even thinking about updating. You will
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need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
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to your config file to compile them in statically. The format
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of the config file has changed as well. Please see GENERIC or
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NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
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20000522:
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A new set of binutils went into the tree today. Anybody
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building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
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to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
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buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
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Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
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or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core. It
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is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
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is resolved.
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20000513:
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The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
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20000510:
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The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
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This will require some care in updating alphas. A new libstand
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is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
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20000503:
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Recompile all kld modules. Proper version dependency info
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is now available.
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20000502:
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Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and
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connected to the kernel building instead.
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2000427:
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You may need to build gperf
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cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
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when upgrading from 4.0 -> current. The build system now uses
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an option only in -current.
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20000417:
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The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
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acceptable to the binutils maintainers. You will need to
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rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native. One problem
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binary is the Linux ldconfig. After your make world, but
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before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
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brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
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if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
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20000320:
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If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
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don't work well. Use pio mode instead. The easiest way to
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cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
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/sbin/sysctl -w hw.atamodes=pio,pio,pio,pio
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to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
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20000319:
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The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
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options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI. If you are using old
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style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
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include the appropriate option in your kernel config. Drivers
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using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
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5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
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20000318:
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We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
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Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
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works. It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
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in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
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Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
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that you are loading are up to date.
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20000315:
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If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
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need to update your boot blocks as well. 'disklabel -B ad0'
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will do the trick. This isn't critical until you remove your
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wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
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boot.
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20000315:
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4.0 RELEASE shipped. Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
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to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
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COMMON ITEMS:
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General Notes
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Avoid using make -j when upgrading. From time to time in the
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past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
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installworld. This is especially true when upgrading between
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"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
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or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
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on the -current branch).
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To build a kernel
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-----------------
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If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
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a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
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/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
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make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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make installkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
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--------------------------------------------------------------
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cd src/sys/{i386,alpha}/conf
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config KERNEL_NAME_HERE [1]
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cd ../../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
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make depend
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make
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make install
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[1] If in doubt, -r might help here.
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If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
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To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
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-----------------------------------------------------------
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make world
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Build a new kernel, see above.
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To upgrade from 4.x-stable to current
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make buildworld
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make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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cp src/sys/${MACHINE_ARCH}/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
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make installkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
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make installworld
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[1]
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<reboot>
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Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
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tweaks to various things you need. At this point in the life
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cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
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to cope. The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
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the UPDATING entries.
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Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
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freebsd-current@freebsd.org. Make sure that before you update
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your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
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messages there. If in doubt, please track -stable which has
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much fewer pitfalls.
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[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
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should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
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system on reboot.
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[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
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your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
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configuration.
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FORMAT:
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This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
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breakages in tracking -current. Not all things will be listed here,
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and it only starts on March 15, 2000. Updating files can found in
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previous releases if your system is older than this.
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Please filter your entries through Warner Losh (imp@village.org) so
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that the style, formatting, etc of this file can be maintained.
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$FreeBSD$
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