Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:55:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to upgrade 2.2.5-R from 2.2.2-R? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971023125343.5593C-100000@mybsd.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971023001658.2144C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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> 1) BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC. IT __WILL__ BE MODIFIED!!! > 2) Make and 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 and any you wish to add. > Don't forget that you can download the distributions to the local disk > and point sysinstall at them if you don't have a good network connection or > supported CD-ROM. > 3) Hit 'commit'. > 4) WHen you're dumped to a shell prompt: > . Edit rc.conf and re-config from scratch using your old one as > a guide. > . Migrate any changes you made to rc.local and other files noted > during the upgrade process. > 5) Reboot, recompile & reinstall your kernel, reboot again, and enjoy. I was thinking about upgradeing but what if you dont have the src installed? Would you ahve to re-install from scratch? Though I would lke to recompile a new kernal as Ive never done it before. Thanks.
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