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FreeBSD Project-provided repositories for kernel modules in the ports collection: usage (blendit.bsd.cafe)

submitted 1 month ago by grahamperrin@blendit.bsd.cafe to c/freebsd@blendit.bsd.cafe

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14.1-RELEASE to 14.2-RELEASE

Essential reading:

installation information at https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/

– you can create a configuration file for a Project-provided FreeBSD-kmods repo before beginning to follow the steps at https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/installation/#upgrade-binary.

mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos ; cd /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
cp /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf ./FreeBSD-kmods.conf
ee ./FreeBSD-kmods.conf
change the repository name from FreeBSD to FreeBSD-kmods
change quarterly to kmods_quarterly_2
escape, save
cd
follow official installation information up to, and including, the second run of freebsd-update install
pkg upgrade --repository FreeBSD-kmods
ignore the mismatch (y)
if any upgraded kernel module is offered, proceed (y)
continue with official installation information – the first restart of the operating system, and so on
finally, re-edit /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods.conf – change kmods_quarterly_2 to kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}

Notes:

the Project's official call for testing (CFT) will lead to simplicity – please see https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1hd2h51/freebsd_projectprovided_repositories_for_kernel/m1ukuno/
the less simple steps, above, are an interim approach to avoiding the DRM graphics issue that was noted for 14.2-RELEASE before the release announcement – https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/errata/#open-issues
the steps assume use of the traditional quarterly repo for packages of ports.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/QuarterlyBranch should help to understand the difference between quarterly and latest

and beware of confusion with base_latest, which relates to pkgbase (base, separate from ports).

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[–] grahamperrin@blendit.bsd.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

kmods_quarterly_2

If you already run 14.2-RELEASE, you can/should change that to:

kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}