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Affects: - <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-upgrade>. <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164> condensed: * forewarn users that FreeBSD-provided packages //of kernel modules// might be **unusable** with a new version of the OS until some time after the version is announced. Given the imminent announcement of 13.2-RELEASE, I'll appreciate approval or comments at the earliest opportunity. Origin of this diff: - <https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164.diff>.

Affects: - <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-upgrade>. <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164> condensed: * forewarn users that FreeBSD-provided packages //of kernel modules// might be **unusable** with a new version of the OS until some time after the version is announced. An example of a module that will not load following a simple forced upgrade of its package: ```text root@fuji:~ # kldload vboxdrv kldload: an error occurred while loading module vboxdrv. Please check dmesg(8) for more details. root@fuji:~ # pkg upgrade --force --quiet --yes virtualbox-ose-kmod && kldload vboxdrv && uname -aKU kldload: an error occurred while loading module vboxdrv. Please check dmesg(8) for more details. root@fuji:~ # uname -aKU FreeBSD fuji 13.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE releng/13.2-n254617-525ecfdad597 GENERIC amd64 1302001 1302001 root@fuji:~ # dmesg | tail -n 2 KLD vboxdrv.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch linker_load_file: /boot/modules/vboxdrv.ko - unsupported file type root@fuji:~ # ``` Origin of this diff: - <https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164.diff>.

Affects: - <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#freebsdupdate-upgrade>. <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164> condensed: * forewarn users that FreeBSD-provided packages //of kernel modules// might be **unusable** with a new version of the OS until some time after the version is announced. Given the imminent announcement of 13.2-RELEASE, I'll appreciate approval or comments at the earliest opportunity.An example of a module that will not load following a simple forced upgrade of its package: ```text root@fuji:~ # kldload vboxdrv kldload: an error occurred while loading module vboxdrv. Please check dmesg(8) for more details. root@fuji:~ # pkg upgrade --force --quiet --yes virtualbox-ose-kmod && kldload vboxdrv && uname -aKU kldload: an error occurred while loading module vboxdrv. Please check dmesg(8) for more details. root@fuji:~ # uname -aKU FreeBSD fuji 13.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE releng/13.2-n254617-525ecfdad597 GENERIC amd64 1302001 1302001 root@fuji:~ # dmesg | tail -n 2 KLD vboxdrv.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch linker_load_file: /boot/modules/vboxdrv.ko - unsupported file type root@fuji:~ # ``` Origin of this diff: - <https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/164.diff>.