From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 15 17:50:19 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB64A1065676 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:50:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from a_romolo@hotmail.com) Received: from snt0-omc2-s11.snt0.hotmail.com (snt0-omc2-s11.snt0.hotmail.com [65.55.90.86]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92D188FC21 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:50:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SNT114-W8 ([65.55.90.73]) by snt0-omc2-s11.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:38:18 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [189.119.31.116] From: Rom Albuquerque To: Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:38:16 +0000 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Sep 2009 17:38:18.0881 (UTC) FILETIME=[50194F10:01CA362B] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Source level upgrade from 4.9 to CURRENT.. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:50:19 -0000 Hi folks. Need help in doing the following=2C but first want to check=20 and see if it is feasible with the latest Release=2C or if I'm just going t= o=20 be spinning my wheels on this one.=20 The Objective. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I have a FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE system which I want to upgrade to 7.X=20 from the source level. Had a bunch of problems installing 7.1-RELEASE from= =20 the CD distribution I got from freebsdmall.com. Several problems that=20 could not mount the CD at the time of installation causing sysinstall to halt. So=2C 4.9 is installed and working=2C is there a source level backward compatibility issue between 7.x and anything older than 6.0 ? In other words=2C upgrading from the sources with such an old distribution is a doable task ? =20 Your response is greatly appreciated.=20 Many thanks.=20 =20 --Rom a_romolo at hotmail (dot) com _________________________________________________________________ Ready for Fall shows? Use Bing to find helpful ratings and reviews on digit= al tv's. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=3Ddigital+tv's&form=3DMSHNCB&publ=3DW= LHMTAG&crea=3DTEXT_MSHNCB_Vertical_Shopping_DigitalTVs_1x1=