For those who are interested, the Linux upgrade blues have been solved here at the Crissman ranch.
The problem? Well, needing to change the syntax of the /etc/conf.d/net config file was a surprise, but the real problem was in not reading the new syntax correctly. I had the line modules=(”dhcpcd”) when it should have been modules_eth0=(”dhcpcd”).
Now to attempt to finish the upgrade process and make sure nothing else breaks…
