From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 15 19:03:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EAC516A4DD for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:03:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFA8443D88 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:03:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7FJ2t45089152; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:02:56 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060815140036.025d4bd8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:02:46 -0500 To: beno , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <44E21602.4070303@2012.vi> References: <44E21602.4070303@2012.vi> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Rebuilding, Got Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:03:35 -0000 You should cvsup to update your sources. I believe it is recommended you first update to 5.5, then update again to 6.1. Once you cvsup read the UPDATING file in /usr/src. I would be wary of using the -j4 it has caused some issues, check UPDATING before using that flag. -Derek At 01:44 PM 8/15/2006, beno wrote: >Hi; >The box I've taken over has BSD 5.3 so I need to upgrade. This is a big >jump and the console is half a world away so I have some questions: >* Can I do all of the steps of the installation without reverting to >single user mode? >* Where do I find the src to download?? All I find are ISOs. Is there no >*.tgz file anywhere? >* I'm upgrading from 5.3 to 6.1. Will I have to run "mergemaster -p" >before running "buildworld"? > >Do I need anything more in /etc/make.conf than the following? >CFLAGS= -O -pipe >NO_BLUETOOTH= true # I have no need of this >NO_SENDMAIL= true # I use qmail > >The current /etc/make.conf has this and I don't understand why: > ># -- use.perl generated deltas -- # ># Created: Wed Dec 21 21:11:27 2005 ># Setting to use base perl from ports: >PERL_VER=5.8.5 >PERL_VERSION=5.8.5 >PERL_ARCH=mach >NOPERL=yo >NO_PERL=yo >NO_PERL_WRAPPER=yo > >Should I leave the above? Merge the two? Throw out the above and just use >what I've written (above that)? Will that screw up the installation? Will >that screw up perl? > >Here is my procedure. Look good? > >cd /usr/src >make -j4 buildworld // single CPU system >make buildkernel >make installkernel >reboot >make installworld >mergemaster -p >reboot > >TIA, >beno >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.