Re: install/59759: Core dump on sysupgrade to 11.0 BETA

[Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>]

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From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/59759: Core dump on sysupgrade to 11.0 BETA
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:48:29 +0100

 El 14/11/25 a las 15:20, jspath55%gmail.com@localhost escribió:
 >> Number:         59759
 >> Category:       install
 >> Synopsis:       Core dump on sysupgrade to 11.0 BETA
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       non-critical
 >> Priority:       medium
 >> Responsible:    install-manager
 >> State:          open
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >> Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 14 14:20:00 +0000 2025
 >> Originator:     Jim Spath
 >> Release:        11.0_BETA
 >> Organization:
 > N/A
 >> Environment:
 > NetBSD **** 11.0_BETA NetBSD 11.0_BETA (GENERIC) #0: Tue Oct 28 15:00:36 UTC 2025  mkrepro%mkrepro.NetBSD.org@localhost:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
 >> Description:
 > I ran sysupgrade on an i386 machine, pointing the cache to:
 > 
 > RELEASEDIR="https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-11/20251028150036Z/i386/
 > 
 > The install/upgrade went well other than a couple errors in postinstall checks. One phase generated a core file from "sh". Usually these commands succeed.
 > 
 > = =
 > 
 > bash-5.2#  sh /usr/sbin/postinstall -s /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz -s /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz -d / fix ptyfsoldnodes
 > Note: Creating temporary directory /tmp/_postinstall.28261.0/etc.tgz
 > Note: Extracting files from /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz
 > Note: Extracting files from /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz
 > Source directory: /tmp/_postinstall.28261.0/etc.tgz
 >   (extracted from: /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz)
 > Target directory: /
 > ptyfsoldnodes fix:
 > [1]   Bad system call (core dumped) ${HOST_SH} "${MAKEDEV_DIR}/MAKEDEV" -s pty0 2>... |
 >        Done                    ${AWK} "\
 >              BEGIN { before_re = \".*device=...
 >          Cannot find device major numbers for pty master and slave
 > postinstall fixes passed:
 > postinstall fixes failed: ptyfsoldnodes
 > 
 > = =
 > 
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > Unknown. This is the only i386 machine I can access, and I am unlikely to roll back to 10.1 now.
 >> Fix:
 > Unknown.
 > 
 
 Hi,
 
 I have done the same here in my old Packard Bell i386 laptop on NetBSD 10.1:
 
 I configured sysupgrade.conf
 
 RELEASEDIR="https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-11/20251028150036Z/i386/";
 
 
 
 I started a GNU screen session  just in case I could follow it out of 
 home from my phone Termux ssh.
 
 sysupgrade fetch
 sysupgrade kernel
 sysupgrade modules
 reboot
 
 sysupgrade sets
 
 I went out home.
 
 I could not reach the system from ssh anymore (although it responded ok 
 to ping requests)
 
 I arrive home.
 
 sysupgrade etcupdate
 sysupgrade postinstall
 
 and last:
 
 packardbell_netbsd# sh /usr/sbin/postinstall -s 
 /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz -s /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz -d / fix 
 makedev
   ptyfsoldnodes
 Note: Creating temporary directory /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz
 Note: Extracting files from /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz
 Note: Extracting files from /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz
 Source directory: /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz
   (extracted from: /var/cache/sysupgrade/etc.tgz 
 /var/cache/sysupgrade/xetc.tgz)
 Target directory: /
 makedev fix:
          (Checking for MAKEDEV from /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz/dev 
 instead of /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0)
          Copied /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz/dev/MAKEDEV to /dev/MAKEDEV
          (Checking for MAKEDEV.local from 
 /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz/dev instead of 
 /tmp/_postinstall.5690.0/etc.tgz/etc)
 ptyfsoldnodes fix:
          Removed legacy device node /dev/ptyp0
          Removed legacy device node /dev/ptyp1
          Removed legacy device node /dev/ttyp0
          Removed legacy device node /dev/ttyp1
 postinstall fixes passed: makedev ptyfsoldnodes
 postinstall fixes failed:
 packardbell_netbsd# service sshd stop
 Stopping sshd.
 packardbell_netbsd# service sshd start
 Starting sshd.
 packardbell_netbsd#
 
 ssh access returned back.
 
 Regards.
 Ramiro