[PC-BSD Testing] Upgrade to 8.1 fails

[Jerry Baker]

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff <dejamuse at yahoo.com>
To: PC-BSD Testing list <testing at lists.pcbsd.org>
Subject: Re: [PC-BSD Testing] Upgrade to 8.1 fails
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Tried like seven times now.? Each time it spends about 5 min "cleaning up old 
filesystem" and then starts to remove packages.? Now just hits this file and 
spends 10 seconds crunching with no disk activity then reboots.? Odd that just 
removing a package would cause the kernel to fault.

Is it possible the install CD is corrupt?? I didn't verify written data when I 
burned it. Tried using a USB stick first but didn't work.? Just tried copying 
the image file directly to the USB stick but got an error that BIOS couldn't 
find the boot loader.

Can I use a live CD to manually uninstall or delete that package?

If so, which live CD is best and where do I find it?

...Jeff

--- On Mon, 7/26/10, Jeff <dejamuse at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jeff <dejamuse at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [PC-BSD Testing] Upgrade to 8.1 fails
To: "PC-BSD Testing list" <testing at lists.pcbsd.org>
Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 10:32 AM

Thanks, I'll keep trying but it's failed on the same file three times in a row 
now.

If I decide to punt and start over, can I simply replace the etc, and programs 
folders I backed up and keep going?? Or are they different?

I also backed up a jail I had but didn't actually export it - just saved the 
jail folder.? Can I just put that jail folder in the new system and continue on?

...Jeff

--- On Mon, 7/26/10, Kris Moore <kris at pcbsd.org> wrote:

From: Kris Moore <kris at pcbsd.org>
Subject: Re: [PC-BSD Testing] Upgrade to 8.1 fails
To: "PC-BSD Testing list" <testing at lists.pcbsd.org>
Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 10:07 AM





  
On 07/24/2010 19:20, Jeff wrote:

  
    
      
        I tried to update my 8.0 system to 8.1 but it
consistently reboots in the middle.

        

I'm using the CD image for boot only - internet install.

        

Everything was fine until it started removing packages.? When removing
linux-f10-atk-1.240 it hangs for 10 seconds and then reboots.? Can't
boot back into the old system now either - it's hosed.

        

Can I resurrect this somehow or am I forced to start over?

        

...Jeff

        
      
    
  
  

  
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You can keep trying the upgrade until it goes through properly. It
sounds like its kernel panic'ing during heavy disk access :(



If you re-run the upgrade process, it'll pick up where it left off. 





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Kris Moore
PC-BSD Software
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I had the same issue during an 8.1 upgrade from 8.0. When the upgrade process 
tries to remove linux-f10-atk-1.240 the system would hang and restart. I believe 
it happened 4 times in my instance. It always hangs on removing 
linux-f10-atk-1.240.
I can't get into the 8.0 install now. It comes up with an error (something like 
/lib/.../.../gtty2) I can get the exact error if needed.

It wasn't the install DVD. I verified the MD5 value before burning the ISO. Also 
the same DVD was used to for a new install on a different drive.

I don't know if it makes any difference but the 8.0 install was an upgrade from 
7.1 to 8.0 beta through the 8.0 final release. 

Are there any logs that can be checked or additional troubleshooting that can be 
done?


Thanks
Jerry


      
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