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Also mention PORTS_MODULES

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PORTS_MODULES is also an effective way to update the tree. Also
a minor rejustify on this an an adjacent paragraph.

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@ -2303,14 +2303,16 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
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. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the
modules you have in your system and install them as well. If
you are running -current, you should seriously consider
placing all sources to all the modules for your system (or
symlinks to them) in /usr/local/sys/modules so this happens
automatically...
[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. Alternatively, you should rebuild all the modules you have in
your system and install them as well. If you are running -current, you
should seriously consider placing all sources to all the modules for
your system (or symlinks to them) in /usr/local/sys/modules so this
happens automatically. If all your modules come from ports, then adding
the port origin directories to PORTS_MODULES instead is also automatic
and effective, eg:
PORTS_MODULES+=x11/nvidia-driver
[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
fsck -p
@ -2319,8 +2321,8 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
sh /etc/rc.d/zfs start # mount zfs filesystem, if needed
cd src # full path to source
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.
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