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Date:      Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:09:28 +0200
From:      "Andrey O.Sokolov" <arctic@alkar.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Jay Deiman <jay@splitstreams.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrading from 6.2 to 7.0
Message-ID:  <20080308200928.GD71337@konik.alkar.net>
In-Reply-To: <47D2ED98.5090406@crackmonkey.us>
References:  <47C8AB02.3000305@splitstreams.com> <47D2ED98.5090406@crackmonkey.us>

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On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 07:48:40PM +0000, Adam J Richardson wrote:
>Jay Deiman wrote:
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>>I have a couple of 6.2 machines that I would like to upgrade to the 7.0
>>release.  Is there an "official" set of instructions for this process?

    1.cvsup new source (src && port)
    2.cd /usr/src
    3.make buildworld
    4.change you KERNCONF
    5.make KERNCONF=yourKERN
    6.shutdown -r now (reboot in single mode)
    7.mergemaster -p
    8.make delete-old
    9.make installworld
    10.mergemaster
    11.reboot
    12.cd /usr/port/ports-mgmt/portmanager
    13.make deinstall && make install clean (if portmanager was install)
    14. portmanager -u -f 
    15. cd /usr/src
    16. make delete-old-libs
    17.shutdown -r now
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jay Deiman
>Hi Jay,
>
>This isn't a recommendation or anything, but I did manage to upgrade one 
>of my boxes from 6.3-SOMETHING to 7.0-BETA4 using the standard make 
>{build{world,kernel},install{kernel,world}} process. I didn't have any 
>problems with it, but it's not a supported method, so only do this if 
>you're a crazy like me with no regard for his data. Actually you're 
>probably best off backing up all your data and doing a clean install.
>
>Since I'm a crazy with no regard for his data, I'm doing it again 
>tonight, this time to 7.0-RELEASE with a GENERIC kernel. I'll let you 
>know how it goes.
>
>YMMV
>#include <disclaimer.h>
>etc.
>
>Regards,
>Adam J Richardson
>
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