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FreeBSD Project-provided repositories for kernel modules in the ports collection: usage - BlendIT - BSD Cafe

# 14.1-RELEASE to 14.2-RELEASE Essential reading: - installation information at https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/ [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 [https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/installation/#upgrade-binary]. 1. mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos ; cd /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos 2. cp /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf ./FreeBSD-kmods.conf 3. ee ./FreeBSD-kmods.conf 4. change the repository name from FreeBSD to FreeBSD-kmods 5. change quarterly to kmods_quarterly_2 6. escape, save 7. cd 8. follow official installation information up to, and including, the second run of freebsd-update install 9. pkg upgrade --repository FreeBSD-kmods 10. ignore the mismatch (y) 11. if any upgraded kernel module is offered, proceed (y) 12. continue with official installation information – the first restart of the operating system, and so on 13. 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/ [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 [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 [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 [https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase] (base, separate from ports).