Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 17:40:20 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Alan Strassberg <alan@wj.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.1.5 -> 2.1.6 files Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961127173820.5522A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <9611272337.AA27470@wj-seg.wj.com>
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On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Alan Strassberg wrote: > Want to upgrade from 2.1.5 to 2.1.6 but unclear which > files to ftp. > > I've RTFM but don't see upgrades addressed. What's the > technique ? Basically, treat it as an install, so download bin and the pieces you installed originally plus any you want to add this time. The upgrade procedure hasn't changed since 2.1.5. Here is my handy-dandy guide to upgrading FreeBSD: On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, Sean J. Schluntz wrote: > I have three FBSD systems running on my network at this time. I would like > to get my Administrative system upgraded to v2.1.5 (The others are running > fine they will wait until v2). What is the best way to do this? I tried > the upgrade option from the boot disk and got a nice little warning message > that made me wonder if that was really the way. Yes. That is the way. Quick checklist (which I just wrote last message...): 1) BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC. IT __WILL__ BE HOSED!!! 2) Boot the new floppy. Select the 'update' option. Follow the prompts. Make sure you MOUNT your filesystems and not NEWFS them. Select the same distributions you did originally and any you wish to add. 3) Hit 'commit'. Take note of the modified files. 4) WHen you're dumped to a shell prompt: . Copy services back from your backup /etc. It's three lines long now :( . Edit sysconfig and re-config from scratch using your old one as a guide. It's changed a bunch this time around and it's too much pain to hack in the new changes. . Migrate any changes you made to rc.local. 5) Reboot, recompile & reinstall your kernel, reboot again, and enjoy. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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