Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:39:33 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Jason Artz <jasonartz@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Want to install RELEASE-6.1, have 5.3 disks Message-ID: <C898E9F4-D18D-425D-B476-AF16C372C05E@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <20060923203409.64218.qmail@web34314.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060923203409.64218.qmail@web34314.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Sep 23, 2006, at 2:34 PM, Jason Artz wrote: > Hello, > > I want to install FreeBSD 6.1 on my system, but I only > have a version 5.3 CD. I can tell sysinstall to get > 6.1 instead of 5.3 via FTP (under "Options, Release > name"), but I read that using an old sysinstall to > install a new version is a bad idea. I cannot figure > out how to obtain a new sysinstall without making boot > floppies (I have no floppy drive nor a CDRW). Can I > install 5.3 and then somehow upgrade via FTP to 6.1? > Or download the new sysinstall to my 5.3 installation, > run it, and install 6.1 instead? What's the best > method? Can you just download the 6.1 iso disks and make new installer disks? Otherwise, you can install 5.3 and use cvsup to upgrade to 6.1 through a source upgrade. Just follow the instructions carefully. Chad > > Thanks, > Jason > _______________________________________________ > 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" --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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