Re: Migrating from FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE/amd to 10.0-CURRENT/amd64?

On 2012-03-06 22:23, O. Hartmann wrote:
> On 03/06/12 19:03, Olli Hauer wrote:
>> On 2012-03-06 17:09, O. Hartmann wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Well, I run on a brand new "luxury" box the newest Intel CPU
>>> Sandy-Brideg-E in its incarnation of the Core i7-X3930K on a decent ASUS
>>> workstation motherboard. The box is running FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE/amd64 at
>>> the moment.
>>> I discovered some "problems" with the SATA/AHCI interface. Since the
>>> peripherial hardware didn't change, except mainboard and CPU (and a lot
>>> of more memory), I guess FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE does have some issues with
>>> the new hardware. So I'd like to use FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT/amd64, which I
>>> use successfully on an oldish two core Core2Duo box.
>>>
>>> VirtualBox, for instance, on the FBSD 9.0 box with the new hardware,
>>> stops working from time to time, the Windows-7 is getting stuck. The
>>> implication, that FreeBSD 9 can not handle the new hardware is wrong at
>>> that point, since even the VBox could have it's issues with the new 6
>>> core Sandy Bridge-E, but the issues with the SATA 6GB subsystems are
>>> "real". Sometimes the system gets stuck.
>>>
>>> Well, I tried to switch by doing a "svn switch" in /usr/src, building a
>>> kernel, restarting the kernel in single user mode and then trying to
>>> build the world. At some point in /usr/src/share (I forgot were exactly,
>>> it was somewhere with lots of locale stuff), the buildworld process
>>> fails so I couldn't build a world.
>>>
>>> It wouldn't be bad if the "switch" isn't possible at the moment by
>>> simply switching the sources, but I'm still inclined to give the new
>>> hardware the propper new OS - hoping, that new driver will pay tribute
>>> to new hardware ...
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your comments in advance,
>>> Oliver
>>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe you can reach your update goal faster...
>>
>> From your mails to current I know you already have a box running FBSD 10.
>>
>> My way to upgrade machines is to share / rsync /usr/src from a central
>> machine to all others, same for /usr/obj if the architectur match.
>> Do not forget to sync also make.conf/src.conf and runing mergemaster.
>>
>> If the machine is alive after the fast upgrade you can experiment
>> with different src.conf / kernel settings.
>>
> 
> 
> Well, in my case one box is at home (the FBSD 10.0-CUR/amd64) and
> switched off ... the box which is supposed to be updated is in my lab
> and still in front of me and at the moment I see no chance to switch the
> other box on ;-)
> 
> Well, I thought I do it the hard way - having a running system and
> carefully migrate ... The new hardware is trmendously fast, so compiling
> the whole bunch of ports (~ 1000) will take not that long.
> 
> But at the moment I get plagued by an error when "make buildworld" ...
> 

Maybe someone can help / has an idea if you share the issue ...
All we have at the moment is that you tried to switch /usr/src
and buildworld fails.

If you can remember the svn version you are running at home.
If you know time where you have checked out the sources at home
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/ can help to find the rev. num.

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Regards,
olli