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From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
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To: "Corey G." <cgaff@flashcom.net>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade procedures
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"Corey G." wrote:
> 
> I am just a little puzzled on the best method for upgrading FreeBSD.
> For this question I would be most concerned with the latest methods such
> as an upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1.
> 
> Would I be correct in saying that burning a CD and using sysinstall
> would be the correct procedure?  I remember seeing a warning somewhere
> that mentioned sysinstall must be upgraded first before using this
> method.  I may have read it wrong but it sounded this way.  If this is
> true I am unable to find the exact procedure for doing this.  I believe
> it's upgraded when /usr/src is upgraded but I am not entirely sure.
> 
> Would it be necessary to first cvsup src and rebuild world or should I
> just use sysinstall to do the upgrade and later upgrade /usr/src?
> 
> I successfully upgraded using the following steps although they may be
> somewhat incorrect.
> 
> 1. did a cvsup of src-all
> 2. did a make buildworld
> 3. did a make installworld
> 4. followed the procedures in the handbook for upgrading /etc and such
> 5. rebuilt the kernel and rebooted
> 6. used sysinstall to upgrade the rest of the system
> 
> If using sysinstall does not upgrade sources will compiling a new kernel
> still grab the correct source during the compile?
> 
> Does this look correct?  The handbook does not describe this method in
> such detail?

Read /usr/src/UPDATING completely. A reciepe is given there. Some steps
are missing, thus:

- CVSup
- make buildworld
- make isntallworld
- make buildkernel GENERIC
=> single user
- make installkernel GENERIC
- chflags noschg kernel.GENERIC
- copy old /kernel.GENERIC to /kernel.GENERIC.old
- copy new GENERIC to /kernel.GENERIC
- chflags schg kernel.GENERIC
- mergemaster
=> reboot

Pay attention to which kernel is installed where!
HTH
-Christoph Sold


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