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.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.4 2020/07/18 17:45:11 nia Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.5 2020/07/24 12:41:20 nia Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2020 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -34,31 +34,40 @@ is by using the sysutils/sysupgrade package from pkgsrc.
.Pp
First, edit
.Pa /usr/pkg/etc/sysupgrade.conf .
Make sure RELEASEDIR and KERNEL are correct:
Make sure RELEASEDIR and ARCHIVE_EXTENSION are correct:
.Bd -literal
# Replace evbarm-aarch64 with evbarm-earmv7hf on a 32-bit system, evbarm-earmv6hf on the original RPI
RELEASEDIR="https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-\*V/evbarm-aarch64/"
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or
.Bd -literal
RELEASEDIR="https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-\*V/evbarm-earmv7hf/"
.Ed
or
.Bd -literal
RELEASEDIR="https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-\*V/evbarm-earmv6hf/"
ARCHIVE_EXTENSION=tar.xz
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.Pp
Make sure
.Pa /boot
is mounted, and copy the new board-specific
.Pa *.dts
file into place, and
device tree file into place.
Note that the device tree files are sorted into SoC-type subdirectories in
.Pa /boot/dtb ,
e.g. allwinner, amlogic, broadcom, freescale, nvidia, rockchip.
.Pp
For example, for the Allwinner-based PINE A64 LTS:
.Bd -literal
$ ftp https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-\*V/evbarm-aarch64/binary/kernel/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.gz
$ gunzip sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.gz
# cp sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb /boot/dtb/allwinner/
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Also copy
.Pa bootaa64.efi
if applicable.
if applicable:
.Bd -literal
$ ftp https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-\*V/evbarm-aarch64/installation/misc/bootaa64.efi
# cp bootaa64.efi /boot/EFI/BOOT/bootaa64.efi
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.Pp
Finally:
.Bd -literal
# sysupgrade fetch
# sysupgrade kernel netbsd-GENERIC (or netbsd-GENERIC64)
# sysupgrade kernel
# sysupgrade modules
# reboot
# sysupgrade sets
@ -67,8 +76,9 @@ Finally:
# reboot
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.Pp
Rebooting with a new kernel before updating the sets is the most
careful possible path.
This is the most careful possible path with sysupgrade that makes sure
the kernel and userland are always fully compatible, by making sure the
kernel and boot files are newer than the userland.
It is also possible to:
.Bd -literal
# sysupgrade auto