OK - this explains why upgrading was a total disaster: I got caught in the trap of an outdated -/i386/install54.iso :-) Shouldn't this file better be removed until a new, valid version has been created as it is even older than the one in -i386/t32?(No complaint on my side - I should have been more careful. After all this is -/current!) Cheers,STEFAN Gesendet: Montag, 19. August 2013 um 12:58 Uhr Von: "Otto Moerbeek" <[email protected]> An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: snapshot mirror t32 directoryOn Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:33:41AM +0100, James Griffin wrote:
> Hi > > On the ftp server I usually get my snapshots from [1] there are the sets > for upgrade. There is also a new t32 directory that contains the same > upgrade sets (or the same names and dates, at least). These are OLD sets. > > Would I be right in assuming I need to download the sets from this new > t32 directory on the server? I'm just double checking after I screwed up > an upgrade attempt a few days ago and want to be clear about which sets > are the right ones. No, take the sets form the regular directory. > > Whilst I'm sending this, can I just confirm the correct steps: > > 1 - remove all packages (except firmware packages) using the pkg_delete > commands described on [2] #3 > > 2 - download the sets from the mirror and upgrade using the normal > snapshot upgrade process. > > 3 - follow the instructions for the new identd implementation also > described at [2]. (Not applicable to me, as I don't have these set in > /etc/rc.conf.local.) > > 4 - update /etc/master.passwd described on [2] #4 using: > /mnt/usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -d /mnt/etc /mnt/etc/master.passwd and > cp /dev/null /mnt/var/log/lastlog and > cp /dev/null /mnt/var/run/utmp > > 5 - reboot, reinstall packages using the pkg_add commands also described > on [2] #5. > > When reinstalling the packages, just ensure that $PKG_PATH is set > correctly; currently I have it set to: > ftp://ftp5.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/amd64/ . New packages haven't reached this mirror yet. Look at the timestamps. ftp.nluug.nl has them, you can use that one. > > 6 - hope that all my packages are converted/updated for the new ABI > change, especially my WM which is fvwm2. > > Sorry for repeating the information on the website, I just like to be > absolutely clear. > > Final point/question: is it recommended to wait a little longer before > doing this to allow time for packages to be updated? I have a lot of > packages installed at the moment. A package snap for amd64 was uploaded to the main ftp site. It will take some time to propagate to your mirror, but after that, you should be good to go. Just check the timestamps. Anything from before mid-august is too old. Beware, the install54.iso files are not up-to-date for most archs. For the rest, just follow the instructions; they have worked for me when I updated my main amd64 workstation (which has quite some packages installed) this morning. -Otto
