Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] portmap in config?

[Dominic R. <dl...@ed...>]

On 16/09/11 17:14, Heiko Zuerker wrote:
> Quoting Dominic Raferd<dl...@ed...>:
>
>> I have moved both my machines to DL 1.4.3-2011-09-02 [server edition]
>> from the previous DL 1.4.3 testing release. In one case I was asked to
>> go through the normal 'upgrade' process at boot time, in the other I wasn't.
>>
>> On the machine that did not 'upgrade' I have an [unselected] entry for
>> 'PORTMAP' in setup (both in the setup program [no explanatory text at
>> the bottom though] and in /etc/sysconfig/config), on the machine that
>> did 'upgrade' there is no such entry.
> Not sure about that. If it's empty, simply remove it. Upgrade-config
> will create any missing entries automatically.
>
>> Re-running save-config maintains these configurations i.e. they stay
>> different.
>>
>> I try to maintain these machines as mirrors so this difference gets
>> flagged, that's why I noticed it.
>>
>> Which is right? Is there a way to force the upgrade script to run (if it
>> has not run when it should)?
> Change the file /etc/Devil-release, so it reflects an older version.
> This will invoke the upgrade-config during the next boot.
>
I did that but it still didn't run. So I remade the flash drive, this 
time selecting Syslinux without serial console, and then it worked okay.

Originally for this machine I selected 'Syslinux with serial console' 
(just as an experiment, I have never used serial console), and found 
that most of the start-up information never appears on the screen, and 
similarly the upgrade never appears.

After this successful upgrade, the /etc/sysconfig/config file was broken 
(so that setup / services does not run) - the same situation that arose 
with my other machine, see my Mantis report. I wonder if the new broken 
line in this file, which I have to remove manually, is meant to relate 
to portmap?