Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:04:50 -0500 From: "Dak Ghatikachalam" <dghatikachalam@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to upgrade an exist freebsd to freebsd6.2 ? Message-ID: <ba29b9b40702011304icbd3fbepb6e70b723828a7a1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ba29b9b40702011302t5f29009j3d29b55fcc8d5a25@mail.gmail.com> References: <001201c74188$503d97c0$dc96eed5@ihlasnetym> <45BA655F.7060606@mikestammer.com> <ba29b9b40701261245xe9f565q79c24f16b4b4ef40@mail.gmail.com> <45BA68F6.30809@mikestammer.com> <ba29b9b40701261748l528e234ex325dcae0f1c78e04@mail.gmail.com> <45BB6654.6040107@mikestammer.com> <ba29b9b40702011302t5f29009j3d29b55fcc8d5a25@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2/1/07, Dak Ghatikachalam <dghatikachalam@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 1/27/07, Eric <eric@mikestammer.com> wrote: > > > > Dak Ghatikachalam wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 1/26/07, *Eric* <heli@mikestammer.com > > > <mailto:heli@mikestammer.com>> wrote: > > > > > > Dak Ghatikachalam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/26/07, *Eric* <heli@mikestammer.com > > > <mailto: heli@mikestammer.com> > > > > <mailto:heli@mikestammer.com <mailto:heli@mikestammer.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Halid Faith wrote: > > > > > I have a machine 6.0-RELEASE. How do I upgrade it to > > > Freebsd6.2 > > > > without any problem? > > > > > Could you advise a useful site about that ? > > > > > After upgrade, May a problem like cannot login the system > > > be ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > people seem to like my instruction set: > > > > > > > > http://mikestammer.com/dokuwiki/bsd:updateos > > > > > > > > > > > > no issues reported yet! =) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I could not access ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Permission Denied > > > > > > > > Sorry, you don't have enough rights to continue. Perhaps you > > > forgot to > > > > login? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sorry about that, give it a whirl now > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I browsed the page understood most part , I happened to read > > > theupgrade chapter in release notes, but I remember someone on this > > > list also mentioned to read from handbook, could not find that > > > > > > BTW: Does this upgrade procedure apply and can it be used to go from > > > > > 6.1 to 6.2 freeBSD too ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > DAk > > yes, it will work from any version of 6 and up. It should work fine in 7 > > unless the technique changes for some reason. > > > > Hope it helps you! =) > > > > Eric > > > > This worked great but on mergemaster -cv in single user , at one point > it asked me these questions , I got nervous and puzzled > > Use 'd' to delete the temporary ."xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" > Use 'i' to install the temporary ."xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" > Use 'm' to merge the temporary and installed versions > Use 'v' to view the diff results again > > # xxx refers to path for config files, I running on default freebsd mode > and did not made any change > > I just presses ENTER key the default ( because it advised to be left for > later consideration" > > DO I just not bother any more. Please also advise if you have anything like this to perform complete update in /usr/ports, I think I may have to use portupgrade or portinstall command Thanks > Dak > >
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