Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 16:19:06 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Andreas Rozek' <Andreas.Rozek@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.De>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Tassilo Erlewein <Tassilo.Erlewein@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.De> Subject: RE: Upgrading the kernel from 2.2.x to 3.2 Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105975@site2s1>
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You can't upgrade JUST the kernel. FreeBSD isn't like linux where the kernel and the userland are separate entites. You'll need to upgrade the whole system from 2.2.x to 3.2. There are several ways you could do this. 1. CVSUP the source code and do a 'make upgrade' (there is more to it than that). 2. Create the boot floppies and do a binary upgrade. 3. Backup your date, wipe the system clean, install from scratch. Each has it's ups and downs. Take a look at http://www.dvl-software.com/freebsd/ for more detailed information on how-tos. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Rozek [SMTP:Andreas.Rozek@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.De] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 12:24 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Cc: Andreas Rozek; Tassilo Erlewein > Subject: Upgrading the kernel from 2.2.x to 3.2 > > Hello! > > We have a running FreeBSD 2.2 installation here and would like to up- > grade the kernel to 3.2 (due to outdated libraries and multicast bugs > in the old kernel). Are there special procedures to "upgrade" an exi- > sting kernel rather than to (re-)install a new one? > > Thanks in advance for your effort! > > Andreas Rozek > Rechenzentrum Universitaet Stuttgart ****** ** ** ***** > Kommunikationssysteme/BelWue-Entwicklung ** ** ** ** ** > Allmandring 3a ** ** ** ** ** > D-70550 Stuttgart ****** ** ** ***** > *** ** ** ** > Telefon: ++49 (711) 685-4514 ** ** ** ** ** > Telefax: ++49 (711) 678-8363 ** ** ***** ****** > E-Mail: Andreas.Rozek@RUS.Uni-Stuttgart.De To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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