Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 15:40:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: chuckr@eng.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: richard@harlequin.co.uk, freebsd-install@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Installation" and "upgrade" Message-ID: <199509252240.PAA08265@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950925141359.11515A-100000@mocha.eng.umd.edu> from "Chuck Robey" at Sep 25, 95 02:16:53 pm
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> > > > Keep up the good work. I wish I had time to pitch in. > > > > One good reason why you haven't found a method of upgrading from 2.0 to > another version, is because there isn't one. The filesystem changed > right after the release of 2.0, so upgrading to anything more recent > requires backup up your files, and doing a fresh reinstall. Believe me, > there's no way around it. > > The new install will reinstall your filesystems, with a newer variety, > based upon "slices". > this is a bit misleading. the new filsystems layed out in 2.0.5 are more optimal, but if you want to, you can just decline to newfs them and use the old partitions, and install new binaries onto them.. we can still read old partitions
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