Install additional distribution sets

hirohitosan

hirohitosan

Hi there.
I updated my freebsd ad now I have 7.1-RELEASE-p4.
How can I install additional distribution sets, like sources, etc.?
I tried with sysinstall but when I selected "media" I got
Code: 
Warning:  Can't find the `7.1-RELEASE-p4' distribution on this FTP server.
I have the similar message if I try to install from CD/DVD

thx!
 
Unless you edited /etc/make.conf or src.conf you already build and installed a full installation when you updated to -p4.
 
SirDice said:
Unless you edited /etc/make.conf or src.conf you already build and installed a full installation when you updated to -p4.
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I'm sorry. It's not very clear for me.

I updated to -p4 like this:
Code: 
# freebsd-update fetch 
# freebsd-update install
My make.conf looks like:
Code: 
cat make.conf
# added by use.perl 2009-04-03 17:53:20
PERL_VERSION=5.8.9
and I don't have any /etc/src.conf

My /usr/src is empty
I started sysyinstall and chose to install additional distribution sets, like media I chose FTP server, and I get that message.
 
You can use cvsup to grab latest source code and base system.

Use portsnap to grab latest ports and patched application port files.
 
IIRC: if you don't have all distributions installed, freebsd-update will inquire about them, using the 'does this look ok?' question. There you can add missing parts, if any.
 
Set up csup and it'll bring in both. You don't need something in /usr/src for that.
 
SirDice said:
Set up csup and it'll bring in both. You don't need something in /usr/src for that.
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well here's my problem:
I want to mount an ext2fs. For this I want to add ext2fs kernel module (since currently available does not support inode sizes higher than 128, and my disto use 256).
I ask about this here.
As I understood from there I have to:
Code: 
# cd /usr/src/sys/gnu/fs
# patch < ~user/ext2fs.diff
# cd /usr/src/sys/modules/ext2fs
# make install clean
For this I wanted to Install additional distribution sets
 
hirohitosan said:
well here's my problem:
I want to mount an ext2fs. For this I want to add ext2fs kernel module (since currently available does not support inode sizes higher than 128, and my disto use 256).
I ask about this here.
As I understood from there I have to:
Code: 
# cd /usr/src/sys/gnu/fs
# patch < ~user/ext2fs.diff
# cd /usr/src/sys/modules/ext2fs
# make install clean
For this I wanted to Install additional distribution sets
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And SirDice pointed you to the right direction.

To fecth the source code one uses csup:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/cvsup.html

Afterwards apply your patch and next you need to rebuilding world:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/synching.html
 
You will need to use csup anyway because you've already updated your -RELEASE to -RELEASE-p4. The distribution sets will contain -RELEASE not -RELEASE-p4.
 
Thank you guys!
I prepared a csup file in /root/src-supfile like this:
Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=.
*default delete use-rel-suffix

*default compress

src-all
and run
Code: 
# csup -g -L 2 /root/src-supfile
and it's start installing ... now I'm waiting to finish
 
hirohitosan said:
Thank you guys!
I prepared a csup file in /root/src-supfile like this:
Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=.
*default delete use-rel-suffix

*default compress

src-all
and run
Code: 
# csup -g -L 2 /root/src-supfile
and it's start installing ... now I'm waiting to finish
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Hmm... did you intend to move to 8-CURRENT? Because that supfile points to it.
 
Please?

hirohitosan said:
Thank you guys!
I prepared a csup file in /root/src-supfile like this:
Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=.
*default delete use-rel-suffix

*default compress

src-all
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Based on your current level of expertise, you do not want to do that.
Change
Code: 
*default release=cvs tag=.
to
Code: 
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7_1
and go from there.
 
fronclynne said:
Code: 
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7_1
and go from there.
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thanks. should I delete /usr/src before doing that?

And if we're here, for updating my ports I use the following /root/ports-supfile:
Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=.
*default delete use-rel-suffix

*default compress

ports-all

should I change *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7_1?
thanks
 
hirohitosan said:
thanks. should I delete /usr/src before doing that?

And if we're here, for updating my ports I use the following /root/ports-supfile:
Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=.
*default delete use-rel-suffix

*default compress

ports-all

should I change *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7_1?
thanks
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If you want to track the errata branch use this supfile to pull src and ports:

Code: 
*default host=cvsup2.uk.freebsd.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7_1
*default delete use-rel-suffix
*default compress
src-all
ports-all tag=.

To update the ports collection don't mix portsnap and csup. Choose and stick to one.

And if you pulled 8-CURRENT source it's better to remove the contents of /usr/src/.

Did you actually installed the kernel and world from 8-CURRENT? If so you can't downgrade I'm afraid.

Oh... and you don't even need a supfile to pull src with csup. Do take a look to the Handbook links I've posted.
 
crash ...

I installed sources using c sup. After that I apply the ext2fs kernel module.

I succeeded to mount the ext2fs in rw.

I start to copy some files from UFS to EXT2 and suddenly the system crash. Everything was frozen so I had to push the reset button.

I thought that it happens because I mount the EXT2 FS in rw. So I restart in Linux and I tried to mount the UFS FS in Linux, but I couldn't. I search in some Linux forums but I couldn't find how to mount UFS fs, or if it's possible.
 
Sadly, the easiest way is to have a common FAT partition shared between linux & freebsd. Both sets of developers complain about the "moving target" of the other, for some reason, but everybody seems to know FAT[16|32].
 
If you only want to copy files from the ext2 partition try to mount it read-only.
 
Thanx guys!
Finally I followed fronclynne's sugestion and I shrink the BSD and Linux partitions and create a fat32 shared partition.
 
Just a heads up

You can install the kernel sources from a CD after you have updated to a later release version;

sysintall --> Options --> Release Name

Edit the release name to match that of the cd which is 7.1-RELEASE from the current name of 7.1-RELEASE-p4

After that run freebsd-update fetch just to be sure still patched.
 
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