Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:32:56 +0100 From: Zbigniew Szalbot <zszalbot@gmail.com> To: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Steps to upgrade from 7.0-RELEASE to 7.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <94136a2c0901280332n7301fe50tc85408a9f20c6a22@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, I would like to confirm the steps required to upgrade a 7.0 system with a custom kernel to 7.1 so many thanks for all suggestions! 1/ Back up /etc (of course backups are regularly done, but based on what I saw on the list I think such a backup just prior to upgrade may be quite beneficial) # cp -pR /etc/ /etc-7.0 2/ Go for the upgrade and merge files (if any) # freebsd-update -r 7.1-RELEASE upgrade 3/ Install the updates # freebsd-update install 4/ Reboot with a GENERIC kernel (I do have it) # nextboot -k GENERIC 5/ Reboot with a custom kernel # shutdown -r now 6/ Finish the update process # freebsd-update install 7/ Recompile the custom kernel # cd /usr/src # make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL # make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL 8/ Final reboot # shutdown -r now I was told earlier that 7.0 -> 7.1 journey is a minor one and so I do not need to rebuild all the ports. Is that correct? Once again, many thanks for your advice! -- Zbigniew Szalbot www.slowo.pl www.fairtrade.net.pl
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