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Date:      Tue, 26 Sep 1995 21:33:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
To:        Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com>
Cc:        Richard Brooksby <richard@harlequin.co.uk>, freebsd-install@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Installation" and "upgrade"
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9509262102.C5018-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950925090551.23685D-100000@haven.uniserve.com>

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On Mon, 25 Sep 1995, Tom Samplonius wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 25 Sep 1995, Richard Brooksby wrote:
> 
> > I have FreeBSD 2.0 installed, and am interested in updating to 2.1 when it
> > is stable and comes out on CD-ROM.  Can I use the same convenient
> 
>   This will be difficult as the disk layout (new slice code) changed from 
> 2.0 to 2.1.
> 
>   I believe upgrades will be possible from 2.0.5 -> 2.1

	yes.  i did that.  gary clark ii provided this method:

(damn, cant find it--here goes from memory)

	sup the sources
	make world
	install world
	create a new kernel
	install kernel
	reboot to new kernel
	make world again
	install world again

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