Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 07:43:33 -0500 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: jfm@reiteration.net Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: guide to downgrading from 5.0 to 4.4-STABLE Message-ID: <20011102074333.A77125@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <20011102123618.A52736@shell.reiteration.net>; from jfm@shell.reiteration.net on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:36:18PM %2B0000 References: <20011102123618.A52736@shell.reiteration.net>
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Having done this several times before, I highly recommend downgrading via binary package. Back up your system first! Get your 4.4 CD, throw it in the drive, and see what happens. As a rule this is not guaranteed to work, but if it doesn't then a downgrade from source certainly won't. I believe (knock on wood) that the filesystems between 4.4 and -current are in sync, so you'll probably be OK. You will, of course, have to reinstall every single program on the system. Enjoy. :) On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:36:18PM +0000, John wrote: > Hello List > > Is there a guide or a how-to showing how to downgrade from a > 5.0-CURRENT snapshot to 4.4-STABLE without having to blat the system and > start again? The reason 5.0 is on there is because only 5 had support for > the promise udma 100 tx2 card, but now that 4.4 has it, i would like to > downgrade. Any help or pointers how to accomplish this welcomed. If I have > to blat the system, I guess I have to do it but it is the least favoured > option. > > Please cc to jfm@reiteration.net as I am not on this list at this address > > Thanks > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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