Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:03:07 -0500 (EST) From: Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Back to Rob S. (Where R the Floppy images for 4.0 Stable?) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012132000470.29001-100000@mail.wlcg.com> In-Reply-To: <3A38135E.3442FEC6@ispchannel.com>
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The only way to get to STABLE is to go through the make world process. There is a thing called SNAP which is a daily snapshot of STABLE, that's about as close as you can get to floppies that will install STABLE. Robert Simmons Systems Administrator http://www.wlcg.com/ On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Mark Hummel wrote: > Rob, > > Thanks for the advice. As soon as do the necessary research to translate it > into "newbie speak" (lanuage I can understand, <deep sigh and a grin>) I'll do > it! From the reading I've been doing, I know that what you're writing is > probably correct -- eventually I need to learn the right way of doing it. > > Reinstalling is easier for me, but if I had other users depending on the > stability (and availability) of this system, I wouldn't be reinstalling every > time I get stuck. > > Is it true that there are no floppy files (kern and mfsroot) for stable > versions only released versions? Is the reason that going from release to > stable is best accomplished by the process you've outlined below? > > Thanks again Rob. I appreciate the assistance. > > Mark > > Rob Simmons wrote: > > > I would suggest that you not bother reinstalling. Just setup your three > > supfiles: stable-supfile, doc-supfile, ports-supfile, and your refuse > > file. All these files can be found in /usr/share/examples/cvsup. The > > refuse file goes in /usr/sup. If you don't have a /usr/sup, then make > > one. Then install the package, cvsup-bin-16.1, and cvsup the source tree. > > Then configure the /etc/make.conf file, examples for it are in > > /etc/defaults/make.conf. Now just follow the directions for make > > buildworld and make installworld in the /usr/src/UPDATING file that you > > grabbed via cvsup. Then rebuild your kernel, and run mergemaster to get > > your config files correct. Lastly, run make update in /usr/ports to > > update your ports tree. And, if you have installed the doc directory, do > > the same in there. > > > > I would suggest this as the best way to go to 4.x-STABLE. Don't > > reinstall, since you will eventually have to learn how to go through this > > process anyway. > > > > Robert Simmons > > Systems Administrator > > http://www.wlcg.com/ > > > > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Mark Hummel wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to ftp the floppy images of kern.flp and mfsroot.flp from > > > > > > ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/releases/i386/?????/floppies > > > > > > - There is no 4.0 Stable directory > > > - The 4.x Stable directory doesn't have a floppies directory > > > - The 4.1 Stable directory is only 10 bytes and doesn't have a floppies > > > directory either. > > > > > > I'm having so many problems with 4.1.1 R that I want to reinstall a > > > Stable version of FreeBSD 4.0 or later. > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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