Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:15:21 -0500 (CDT) From: "James D. Butt 'J.D'" <jbutt@mwci.net> To: "Mr. K." <bsd@a.servers.aozilla.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.8->3.2 woes Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9906241711590.1692-100000@boom.firecracker.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906241809510.10740-100000@a.servers.aozilla.com>
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> is there any safe way to do this over a network connection? it keeps Serial Console...is your friend... > saying drop into single user mode, but I am not going to have the console > (unless I pay the place I'm colocated at way too much money). Also, I'm > running 2.2.5-RELEASE, but I'm guessing the only difference is I'll go > 2.2.5-release -> 2.2.8-stable and 2.2.8-stable -> 3.2-stable. I probably > should make this upgrade soon, even if I have to wind up paying the money, > since the newest ports are starting to break (I'm guessing this is because > my OS is too old). tia. > > On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, I'Khala wrote: > > > Quoting Tenacious (tMind@bigfoot.com): > > > I have a 2.2.7-release now and I want to upgrade to 3.2-stable. Anywhere I > > > can find step by step documentation? Or if you can show me the way. > > I'd suggest the following steps: > > 1. install mergemaster from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/mergemaster) > > 2. Read through the mergemaster man page. > > 3. print out the following "excellent" documents from the web: > > A. http://www.ucb.crimea.ua/~ru/FreeBSD/30upgrade.html > > (Upgrading to FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE by Ruslan Ermilov) > > B. http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html > > ("Making the world" your own by Nik Clayton) > > 4. Get comfortable and read through the above documents > > 5. Read through /usr/src/Makefile > > 6. Relax and "get your mind right son" #:^) because > > you're about to perform the following upgrade: > > 2.2.7-release -> 2.2.8-stable > > 2.2.8-stable -> 3.2-stable > > > > When you're finished bask in the glow of a job well done ... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> > > > To: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> > > > Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>; John <jpapalia@voicenet.com>; > > > <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 1:05 AM > > > Subject: Re: 2.2.8->3.2 woes > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely. Whether you're going from 2.2.x to 3.x or 2.2.x to 4.0, > > > > it's the same set of problems. :) > > > > > > > > > In message <46352.930198800@zippy.cdrom.com> "Jordan K. Hubbard" writes: > > > > > : People should get into the habit of using "upgrade" rather than > > > > > : world in this case anyway since we'll be using the upgrade target > > > > > : in future releases to do god-only-knows what kind of specialized > > > > > : upgrade nastiness. :) > > > > > > > > > > Does that go for -current users as well? > > > > > > > > > > Warner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > #:^) > > -- > > I'Khala ikhala@msu.edu > > 308 Computer Laboratory ikhala@pager.msu.edu > > Michigan State University http://www.msu.edu/~ikhala > > East Lansing, MI 48824 +1.517.355.4500 x.151 > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- James D. Butt 'J.D.' jbutt@mwci.net - jbutt@firecracker.com MidWest Communications, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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