Date: Mon, 23 Mar 98 16:41:11 -0800 From: "Studded" <Studded@dal.net> To: "jkh@freebsd.org" <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: "FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Important questions regarding the new slice code Message-ID: <199803240041.QAA08850@proxyb2.san.rr.com>
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On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 15:51:46 -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>> I'm working on the final revision of the FOO.TXT stuff and it dawned on
>> me that I was unclear on something. Let's say that a user has a 2.2.5
>> system with a customized 2.2.5 kernel, the "upgrade from sysintstall"
>> method will obviously update mount, but will it update the kernel? If
>> not, what are the possible repercussions?
>
>It will update the kernel in that it will splat the new GENERIC one
>right on top. If the user had heavily customized it, there will
>of course be repercussions.
Thanks, that's what I needed to know.
>> I am planning to go with the following text regarding this issue in
>> IMPORTNT.TXT since Mike never got back to me with updated information.
>
>Hmmm. I agree that this should be covered, I'm just still not exactly
>sure where.
Here's the layout I'm using per my previous post about this. I
should have things basically laid out and knocked into a final form in a
couple hours.
ROAD MAP:
README.TXT This file
RELNOTES.TXT Release Notes - what's new & different in this release
ABOUT.TXT All about FreeBSD including contact information
OVERVIEW.TXT Details about what's contained in this distribution
HARDWARE.TXT Information about supported hardware
IMPORTNT.TXT Important information you should read before doing an
upgrade or new installation
INSTALL.TXT How to make a new installation of FreeBSD on your PC
using the data you see here
UPGRADE.TXT How to upgrade your existing FreeBSD installation
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