Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 12:00:59 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: garman@phs.k12.ar.us Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: on upgrading from 2.1.7 to 2.2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970218120007.8641B-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970216023840.garman@jason.garman.net>
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On Sun, 16 Feb 1997, Jason Garman wrote:
> I want to upgrade my freebsd 2.1.7 machine to 2.2... I was wondering, is
> it better/easier/faster to download the sources and make world or to
> upgrade using the make floppy image, download binaries method (I'd want
> the sources anyhow)... any pitfalls/advantages of either approach?
Use the floppy image and save yourself a barrel of aspirin.
FreeBSD Upgrade Checklist for 2.2:
1) Boot the new floppy. Select the 'update' option. Follow the prompts.
Make sure you MOUNT your filesystems and not NEWFS them. Select the same
distributions you did originally (including the kernel source, src/ssys!)
and any you wish to add.
2) Hit 'commit' to start the upgrade.
3) When you're dumped to a shell prompt:
. Your /etc directory is preserved as it was for 2.1.x. You will
want to look in /etc/upgrade, which contains new & updated files
for this release.
. Using your old sysconfig as a guide, create a new sysconfig using
the one in /etc/upgrade as a template.
. You may want to copy over the rc* files from upgrade/, so new
features in sysconfig are used.
. Migrate other files as necessary.
5) Reboot, recompile & reinstall your kernel, reboot again, and enjoy.
Doug White | University of Oregon
Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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