Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:01:10 -0400 From: "Roger Williams" <rogerw1962@hotmail.com> To: angelaoyu@eol.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: upgrade freebsd from 4.0 Message-ID: <F1573LojJoPUprhup7I00004c64@hotmail.com>
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Get to single user mode at bootup When your screen shows: Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. You then press the space bar to interrupt the boot loader: At the "ok" prompt type in: boot -s To upgrade remotely check out CVSUP. Roger >From: angelaoyu@eol.ca >To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Subject: upgrade freebsd from 4.0 >Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:31:54 -0400 > >Dear all > >I visit to the website http://mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ >and would like to upgrade freebsd >Can I upgrade it remotely? > >But the website introduces to use single user. >How do I do it? > >Thank you > ># cd /usr/obj ># chflags -R noschg * ># rm -rf * > > >Compile the sources: ># cd /usr/src ># make buildworld > > >Compile and install the new kernel: ># cd /usr/src ># make kernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL > >Drop to single user mode: ># shutdown now ># mount -u / ># mount -a -t ufs ># swapon -a > > >Install the world: ># cd /usr/src ># make installworld > > >Update /etc: ># cp -Rp /etc /etc.old ># /usr/sbin/mergemaster -v -w 132 (eliminate '-w 132' if 132x43 video >mode is not activated) > > >Update /dev: ># cd /dev ># /bin/sh MAKEDEV all > > >Update /stand: ># cd /usr/src/release/sysinstall ># make clean ># make all install > > >Reboot to multi-user mode. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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