Author: gjb Date: Wed Jul 26 14:56:03 2017 New Revision: 321520 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/321520
Log: Add a note regarding VirtualBox vboxguest panics during 11.1-RC2. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml Modified: stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml ============================================================================== --- stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml Wed Jul 26 14:55:47 2017 (r321519) +++ stable/11/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.xml Wed Jul 26 14:56:03 2017 (r321520) @@ -151,6 +151,34 @@ boot</screen> <para>There currently is no workaround.</para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[2017-07-26] Note for those upgrading from 11.1-RC2 in + <application>VirtualBox</application>:</para> + + <para>If system panics were experienced when upgrading from + 11.1-RC1 to 11.1-RC2, and the <filename + role="package">emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions{,-nox11}</filename> + port was built locally as a resolution, the port will either + need to be rebuilt when upgrading from 11.1-RC2 to + 11.1-RELEASE, or reinstall the package from the pkg(8) + mirrors using either:</para> + + <screen> &prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install -f virtualbox-ose-additions</userinput></screen> + + <para>or</para> + + <screen> &prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install -f virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11</userinput></screen> + + <para>To ensure the system does not panic after rebooting into + the updated kernel, it is recommended to disable the + <literal>vboxguest</literal> service in &man.rc.conf.5; + prior to rebooting the system if possible, or use + &man.pkg.8; to forcefully reinstall the package.</para> + + <para>Systems being upgraded from 11.1-RC1 and earlier and + 11.1-RC3 to 11.1-RELEASE should be unaffected.</para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect1> _______________________________________________ svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"