On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 01:58:38PM +0200, Stefan Wollny wrote:
> 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 the trap of an outdated -/i386/install54.iso :-) Shouldn't this file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!)
amd64 and i386 already have the proper files atm. Other platforms
will follow soonish.
-Otto
> 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
