Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:33:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Eric <swive@getnet.com> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: upgrade syntax help? [sysinstall] Message-ID: <20020617002754.D55927-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <LJEKLADNACECPPOMAFPHIEAOCAAA.swive@getnet.com>
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Eric wrote: > I want to upgrade to 4.5 Release from 4.4 Release. Can I do that by simply changing the syntax of my portsupfile from this: > # listed at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html. > *default host=cvsup1.FreeBSD.org > *default base=/usr > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_4 > *default delete use-rel-suffix > > to this: > # listed at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html. > *default host=cvsup1.FreeBSD.org > *default base=/usr > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_5 > *default delete use-rel-suffix > > (and then > # shutdown now > # boot -s > # fsck -p > # mount -u / > # mount -a -t ufs > # swapon -a > # adjkerntz -i > # cd /usr/obj > # chflags -R noschg * > # rm -rf * > # cd /usr/src > # make world > # mergemaster -v > ) > Thank you, > Eric Why make life so difficult ;-) ? If I were you, and I had the ability to boot to floppy (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp), and I was on broadband (DSL or cable modem or whatever), I would simply take advantage of the /stand/sysinstall interface to upgrade the OS! That reminds me, thanks for your post because I'm *on* 4.5 (upped from 4.3 a few months ago), and just noticed at the freebsd.org homepage that 4.6-RELEASE is out - cheers and best of luck my friend. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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