From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 5 14:30:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E90E16A41F for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 14:30:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [216.243.161.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BA3043D46 for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 14:30:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (snipe.secure-computing.net [216.243.161.77]) (authenticated bits=0) by grog.secure-computing.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jA5EVARl093641 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sat, 5 Nov 2005 08:31:10 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=grog; d=secure-computing.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc: content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer:x-spam-status:x-spam-checker-version; b=E2qn5sDM2nE+JmB53+g9rElUCHUhar8TkoB5igw6HcpD46F40ErT0Vr0byaobL0L1 wckHeqL5T7MsrciPDQWYg== In-Reply-To: <7f692fec0511050624t491e506tb4038482a1e92770@mail.gmail.com> References: <7f692fec0511050411y3e879ef2ha42577a314fd8a68@mail.gmail.com> <8F425AB8-A939-4637-921E-02322A82DEB8@secure-computing.net> <7f692fec0511050624t491e506tb4038482a1e92770@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Eric F Crist Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 08:30:30 -0600 To: Yaakov Nemoy X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on grog.secure-computing.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to upgrade? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:30:48 -0000 Sure, why not? Make sure you have no other users, though. On Nov 5, 2005, at 8:24 AM, Yaakov Nemoy wrote: > On 11/5/05, Eric F Crist wrote: >> On Nov 5, 2005, at 6:11 AM, Yaakov Nemoy wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find >>> any >>> good help in the documentation, and its only my 5th day using >>> freebsd >>> so i'm not really sure where to look. >>> >>> i installed 5.4-RELEASE from a CD and I want to upgrade to 6.0- >>> RELEASE >>> using binary packages. my computer is far too slow and doesn't >>> really >>> have enough hard drive space to compile the entire BSD system, >>> nor do >>> I have a CD burner to make myself a new CD. how do I upgrade my >>> system from binary packages without breaking it in the middle? >>> >>> once again, i apologize if this has been asked too many times. >>> even a >>> vague reference to some 3 year old mailing list post will probably >>> help me though. >> >> You *could* browse the list archives, but that *is* a lot of work. I >> suppose I'll just briefly answer this. >> >> boot from cd. >> change options so that your version read 6.0-RELEASE >> choose upgrade from menu >> choose FTP as your installation source >> run install > > I just finished trying that out. The 5.4-RELEASE CD doesn't want to > actually connect to any of the servers. It has no problem getting > DHCP and and IP address, which I find very strange. I am using an > Acer Extensa laptop from 1998, with a 3com NIC on PCMCIA. I think its > the "vortex" chipset but i'm not sure. That could have something to > do with it. > > In any case, is it safe to do this procedure from sysinstall running > on the live system itself? is this even possible? > > -Yaakov > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks http://www.secure-computing.net