Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:46:14 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Still safe to do a remote 'installworld'? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901151542460.32196-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <369F776A.138BAAB3@tdx.co.uk>
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On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Karl Pielorz wrote: > Am I still safe to do the equivalent of a 'remote' install world? - I have 2 x > 3.0 boxes, one which is fresh 3.0-RELEASE, the other which is 3.0-CURRENT... > If I take the /usr/src & /usr/obj directories from sucsessful 'buildworld' on > the -current machine can I run an 'installworld' on the -release machine? I've done that a number of times in the last month or two. Works like a charm. One thing to watch out for is that kernel's are now ELF which means you must install the new bootblocks on the -release machine first. Also check out the mergemaster port for a handy way to update /etc. -john To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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