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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Upgraded from 2.2-GAMMA to 2.2-RELEASE: problems...
Date: 1 Apr 1997 10:47:46 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5ha7ka$810@news.gvsu.edu>,
behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu (Matt Behrens) writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I recently upgraded my home system to 2.2-RELEASE from 2.2-GAMMA by
> following this procedure:
>
> 1. Back up /etc.
> 2. rm -rf /usr/src.
> 3. Install the dists over my existing system with the install.sh's.
> 4. Restore /etc.
It's better to "merge" your old /etc into the new one.
> 5. Compile the 2.2-RELEASE kernel (I had to use PNP with it to get my
> modem, so...)
>
> The new system finishes booting the kernel and starts to go into the
> startup script, at which point I get some sort of panic saying "expected
> vref wanted vget" or something similar, perhaps the other way around. It
> then proceeds to attempt to sync my disks (which it sat indefinitely
> trying to do) and halt.
>
> I booted back with my last GAMMA kernel, and it boots up fine. What's
> going on? I don't *THINK* I used any different kernel options in my
> 2.2-RELEASE kernel.
I'm not familiar with the error, but if you post the full message I
can do a grep. Did you rebuild a kernel ? Again, it's worth modifying
GENERIC (after copying it of course) rather than blindly using your
old config file. If you did, does the GENERIC kernel work ? If you
didn't, try that - there may be support for something in your custom
kernel that's not around in the GENERIC one (or maybe even some
private source mods).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !