Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:33:16 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading BSD Message-ID: <17653.62988.974248.299465@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <200608301620.41025.ralphellis@netscape.ca> References: <A0988C2F192F124FAFE3D70264C045870289D3E5@xmb-sjc-231.amer.cisco.com> <200608301620.41025.ralphellis@netscape.ca>
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Ralph Ellis writes: > Usually you have to upgrade from major release to major release > i.e. 4.8 to 5.5, 5.5 to 6.1 etc. However, if you are only > protecting data files then copy them to a cd, dvd or separate > disk drive and do a clean install of 6.1. If you want to protect > configuration files then you may have to upgrade step by > step. Upgrading using the make buildworld, make build kernel, > make install kernel, reboot, make install world, mergemaster > process is time comsuming. If you only need to protect data, then > copy it off and do a clean install. Optimal solution (if available): change address on old disk, set jumper to "read-only" install new disk install FreeBSD on new disk mount old disk "read-only" copy as desired Seriously: you can* source upgrade across major versions - been there - but every iteration is another possible failure mode. You'll also be stuck with all the crud left over from previous versions. Robert Huff * - unless the Release Engineering folks say otherwise
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