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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


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