Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 09:36:35 -0500 (CDT) From: Tony Shadwick <tshadwick@goinet.com> To: olivier.certner@free.fr Cc: FreeBSD - Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Duane Winner <dwinner-lists@att.net> Subject: Re: upgrading from 5.3 to 5.4 Message-ID: <20050523093624.D47072@mail.goinet.com> In-Reply-To: <1116857232.4291e39068962@imp6-q.free.fr> References: <4291E0FD.2000501@att.net> <1116857232.4291e39068962@imp6-q.free.fr>
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I can confirm here as well, went very smoothly on all counts.
Tony
On Mon, 23 May 2005 olivier.certner@free.fr wrote:
>> Has anybody done this yet? Any gotcha's, or is it a fairly smooth upgrade?
>
> Hi!
>
> Yes, I've done that a week ago, and everything went well. You only have to
> be careful with your compile options (in /etc/make.conf) if you have increased
> the optimization level for compiling ports (don't use more than -O).
>
> Just follow the handbook instructions ("new" procedure) and you're on your
> way. In case something fails and if you're not familiar with the booting
> process, read the section about how to boot your old kernel if the new one
> doesn't work.
>
> Regards,
>
> Olivier
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