12.1 -> 12.2 Cannot identify running kernel

[tarkhil]

Code:

root@node:/usr/home/einvest # freebsd-update -r 12.2-RELEASE upgrade
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found.
Fetching metadata signature for 12.1-RELEASE from update1.freebsd.org... done.

(not a single problem)

Code:

To install the downloaded upgrades, run "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install".
root@node:/usr/home/einvest # /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install
Installing updates...
Kernel updates have been installed.  Please reboot and run
"/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install" again to finish installing updates.
root@node:/usr/home/einvest # shutdown -r "12.1->12.2"

still no problem.

After reboot

Code:

einvest@node:~ % sudo su
You have mail.
root@node:/usr/home/einvest # freebsd-update install
Cannot identify running kernel
root@node:/usr/home/einvest # uname -a
FreeBSD node.einvest.org 12.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE-p1 GENERIC  amd64
root@node:/usr/home/einvest # /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install
Cannot identify running kernel
root@node:/usr/home/einvest #

Kernel in /boot/kernel/ is of 2020-01-12.

 

[SirDice]

Are you booting FreeBSD via Grub perhaps? I can remember some issues that will present itself this way if a setting in Grub is forgotten.

 

[Matlib]

If your boot FS is hosted on ZFS (/boot is a symlink to somewhere else), then you may try importing it first with zpool import as there have been some problems with importing all pools at boot with 12.x.

In any case the command ls -l "`sysctl -n kern.bootfile`" should show the running kernel image.