UPDATING revision 79015
1Updating Information for FreeBSD current users
2
3This file is maintained and copyrighted by M. Warner Losh
4<imp@village.org>.  Please send new entries directly to him.  See end
5of file for further details.  For commonly done items, please see the
6COMMON ITEMS: section later in the file.
7
820010628:
9	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
10	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
11
1220010625:
13	The pccard modem issue has been corrected.  OLDCARD support is
14	still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is known not to work
15	on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some cardbus bridges do not
16	properly detect insert/removal events.  IRQ configuration needs
17	more safety belts.
18
1920010617:
20	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
21
2220010614:
23	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
24	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
25	kernel building methods.
26
2720010613:
28	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
29	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
30	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
31	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
32
3320010613:
34	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
35	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
36	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
37
3820010612:
39	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
40	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
41	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
42	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
43	until this bug is fixed.
44
45	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
46	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
47	hints.c file, wheather you want it to or not.
48
4920010610:
50	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
51
5220010604:
53	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
54	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
55	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
56	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
57
58	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
59	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
60	it is).
61
62	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
63	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
64	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
65	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
66
6720010530:
68	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
69	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
70	a limited time.  If you see
71
72install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
73
74	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
75	COPY=-C.
76
7720010525:
78	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
79	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
80	definitely is in bad shape.
81
8220010521:
83	Minor repo damanged has happened.  This may cause problems
84	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
85	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
86	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
87	is
88Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
89
9020010520:
91	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
92
9320010519:
94	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
95	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
96	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
97
9820010517:
99	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
100	userland at the same time.
101
10220010517:
103	New ncurses imported.
104
10520010512:
106	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
107	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
108
10920010502:
110	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
111
11220010501:
113	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
114
11520010430:
116	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
117	go back in the water.
118
11920010429:
120	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
121	this date, but before the correction date.
122
12320010423:
124	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
125
12620010411:
127	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
128	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
129	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
130	fsck with the new kernel ever.
131
13220010330:
133	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
134	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
135	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
136
13720010319:
138	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
139	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
140	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
141	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netcofnig.
142
14320010315:
144	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
145	and ATA_ENABEL_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
146	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
147
14820010312:
149	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
150	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
151
15220010312:
153	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
154	instead of ad-hoc.
155
15620010310:
157	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
158	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
159	ssh might not work if you don't.
160
16120010220:
162	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
163	safe to go back into the water.
164
16520010211:
166	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
167	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
168	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
169	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
170	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
171
172	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
173	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
174	don't have to move this to the updating section.
175
176	To get around the installworld problem, do:
177		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
178		# make install
179		# cd /usr/src
180		# make installworld
181	If that doesn't work, then try:
182		# make -k installworld
183		# make installworld
184
18520010207:
186	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
187	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
188
18920010205:
190	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
191	Remove them from your config.
192
19320010122:
194	****************************** WARNING ******************************
195			buildkernel has been changed slightly
196	****************************** WARNING ******************************
197	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
198	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
199
20020010119:
201	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
202	This requires a new config to build correctly.
203
20420010116:
205	The kerrnel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
206	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
207	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
208
20920010110:
210	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
211
21220010102:
213	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
214	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
215
21620010101:
217	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
218	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
219	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
220	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
221	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
222	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
223	might have been ignored by the -k option.
224
225	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
226	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
227	of this working.
228
22920001228:
230	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
231	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink sillyness is gone and the installed
232	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
233
23420001218:
235	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
236	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
237	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
238	cards will not be recognized without it.
239
24020001205:
241	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
242	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
243	adding the following in pam.conf:
244  
245	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
246	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
247	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
248
24920001031:
250	cvs updated to 1.11.
251
25220001020:
253	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
254	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
255	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
256	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
257	workaround.
258
25920001010:
260	****************************** WARNING ******************************
261				Sendmail has been updated.
262	****************************** WARNING ******************************
263	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
264	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
265	  is set.
266	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
267	  commands.
268	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
269	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
270	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
271	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
272
273	More details can be found at
274		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
275
27620001009:
277	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
278	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
279
28020001006:
281	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
282	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
283	/usr/bin/miniperl.
284
28520001005:
286	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
287	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
288	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
289	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
290	tree for anything to work.
291
29220000928:
293	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
294
29520000916:
296	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
297	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
298	same time as your kernel.
299
30020000914:
301	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
302	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
303	when they resume.  Include
304		device		pmtimer
305	in your config file and
306		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
307	to your /boot/device.hints file.
308
30920000911:
310	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
311	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
312	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
313	own kernel config file.
314	Remove:
315		options		RANDOMDEV
316	Add:
317		device		random
318	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
319	nothing.
320
32120000909:
322	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
323	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
324	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
325	The line should read:
326		random_load="YES"
327
32820000907:
329	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
330	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
331	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
332	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
333	first blush appear related to SMP.
334
33520000906:
336	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
337	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
338	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
339	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
340	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
341
34220000905:
343	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
344	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
345	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
346	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
347	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
348
34920000905:
350	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
351	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
352	is /boot/kernel.
353
354	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
355	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
356	installkernel/installworld dance.
357
358	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
359	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
360	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
361	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
362	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
363
364	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
365		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
366		chflags noschg /kernel.old
367		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
368		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
369	fi
370
37120000904:
372	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
373	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will 
374	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
375	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
376	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
377	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
378	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
379	is not likely to be generated.
380
38120000825:
382	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
383	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
384	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
385	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
386	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
387	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
388	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
389	kernel.
390
39120000821:
392	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
393	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
394	/boot/loader.conf.
395
39620000812:
397	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
398	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
399	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
400	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
401		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
402	will fix this until the next build.
403
40420000812:
405	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
406	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
407	include:
408	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
409	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
410	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
411	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
412	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
413	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
414	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
415	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
416	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
417
41820000810:
419	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
420	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
421	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
422	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
423	specific use for it.
424
42520000729:
426	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
427	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
428	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
429	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
430		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
431		inetd_enable="YES"
432		portmap_enable="YES"
433		sendmail_enable="YES"
434
43520000728:
436	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
437	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
438
43920000728:
440	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
441	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
442	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
443	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
444	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
445	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
446	to /MYKERNEL.
447
44820000711:
449	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get 
450	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
451	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
452		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
453	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
454	to get around them.
455
456	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
457	clauses above, you needn't worry.
458
45920000711:
460	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
461	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
462	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
463	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
464
46520000710:
466	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
467	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
468	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
469	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
470	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
471	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
472	errors. (see below, 20000624).
473
474	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
475
47620000709:
477	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
478	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
479	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
480		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
481
48220000706:
483	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
484	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
485	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
486	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
487	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
488	interim if needed.
489
49020000705:
491	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
492	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
493	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
494	details.
495
49620000704:
497	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
498	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
499
50020000704:
501	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
502	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
503	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
504
50520000630:
506	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
507	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
508	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
509
51020000625:
511	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
512	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
513	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
514	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
515	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
516	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
517	to make sure that these haven't changed.
518
51920000624:
520	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
521	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
522	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
523	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD for cryptographic services
524	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
525	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
526	date to the completion of the work.
527
528	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
529	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
530	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
531	recreate the random and urandom devices.
532
53320000622:
534	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
535	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
536	that used to be required when updating.
537
53820000621:
539	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
540	the config file update procedure.
541		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
542	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
543	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file.
544
54520000620:
546	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
547	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
548	that workaround will no longer be required.
549
55020000615:
551	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
552	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
553	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
554	devices.
555
556	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
557	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
558	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
559	may work).
560
56120000612:
562	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
563	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
564	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
565	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
566	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
567	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
568
56920000522:
570	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
571	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
572	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
573	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
574
575	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
576	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
577	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
578	is resolved.
579
58020000513:
581	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
582
58320000510:
584	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
585	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
586	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
587
58820000503:
589	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
590	is now available.
591
59220000502:
593	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and 
594	connected to the kernel building instead.
595
59620000427:
597	You may need to build gperf
598		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
599	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
600	an option only in -current.
601
60220000417:
603	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
604	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
605	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
606	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
607	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
608		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
609	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
610
61120000320:
612	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
613	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
614	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
615		/sbin/sysctl -w hw.atamodes=pio,pio,pio,pio
616	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
617
61820000319:
619	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
620	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
621	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
622	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
623	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
624	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
625
62620000318:
627	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
628	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
629	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
630	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
631	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
632	that you are loading are up to date.
633
63420000315:
635	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
636	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
637	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
638	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
639	boot.
640
64120000315:
642	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
643	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
644
645COMMON ITEMS:
646
647	General Notes
648	-------------
649	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
650	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
651	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
652	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
653	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
654	on the -current branch).
655
656	To build a kernel
657	-----------------
658	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
659	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
660	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
661	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
662	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
663
664	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
665	--------------------------------------------------------------
666	cd src/sys/{i386,alpha}/conf
667	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE			[1]
668	cd ../../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
669	make depend
670	make
671	make install	
672	
673	[1] If in doubt, -r might help here.
674
675	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
676
677	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
678	-----------------------------------------------------------
679	make world
680	Build a new kernel, see above.
681
682	To upgrade from 4.x-stable to current
683	-------------------------------------
684	make buildworld
685	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
686	cp src/sys/${MACHINE_ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
687	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
688	reboot in single user [3]
689	make installworld
690	mergemaster
691	[1]
692	<reboot>
693
694	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
695	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
696	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
697	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
698	the UPDATING entries.
699
700	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
701	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
702	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
703	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
704	much fewer pitfalls.
705
706	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
707	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
708	system on reboot.
709
710	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
711	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
712	configuration.
713
714	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
715		fsck -p
716		mount -u /
717		mount -a
718		cd /usr/src
719		adjkerntz -i		# if COMS is wall time
720
721FORMAT:
722
723This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
724breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
725and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
726previous releases if your system is older than this.
727
728Please filter your entries through Warner Losh (imp@village.org) so
729that the style, formatting, etc of this file can be maintained.
730
731Copyright information:
732
733Copyright 1998, 2001 M. Warner Losh.  All Rights Reserved.
734
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750
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754$FreeBSD: head/UPDATING 79015 2001-06-30 06:35:45Z imp $
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