Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:58:52 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Major Version Upgrade - 4.11 to 5.x Message-ID: <457E0CDC.2060308@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <17489c7a0612111705p604515efq2371aac614d6ccd6@mail.gmail.com> References: <20061211120032.5DFBA16A611@hub.freebsd.org> <20061211213039.GA69273@ns.umpquanet.com> <17489c7a0612111705p604515efq2371aac614d6ccd6@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chad Gross wrote: > First I would address the first question. Only you can really answer > whether > or not there is a benefit. Is there a specific need (e.g. software/hardware > support) for you to upgrade? If not then I would recommend against the > upgrade. If yes, I why not move to 6.x? I have been running FBSD since > 4.0and have run every revision since and would not suggest using > 5.x. Either stick with 4.x or move to 6.x based on your requirements. > > To answer your second question, the best place to look for help is the > handbook ( > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html). > Also make sure to read /usr/src/UPDATING as this may contain special > instructions. It is a general rule of thumb to do a clean install between > major revisions though. I have personally done them with success, but would > not recommend doing it on a production server if it is your first time > doing > one (as it sounds to be). Stick to upgrading between minor revisions until > you are familiar with the build/make process. Also these mailing lists > are a > great resource for help as is http://www.bsdforums.org/ (and a few others, > use Google). > > Finally, as mentioned above, from personal experience it is best to stick > with a clean install between major revisions. > > Good luck again, > > Chad Bad way to look at things, given that 4.x isn't supported anymore by the FreeBSD group; so anything either userland or core system related that needs to be upgraded due to a security or performance issue would require an upgrade anyhow.. You should run at least 5.x, but it's highly recommended that you go to 6.x, due to performance improvements and the fact that you won't have to source upgrade your system again for a lot longer period of time (than if you moved to 5.x). The only issue is that you don't have direct access to the machine. - -Garrett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFfgzb6CkrZkzMC68RAq/mAJ9yI77ldLufgbAr31hMFUcvRantjQCfZ0MM MIoBYNgZJfui6Fnn1GlGRXU= =L/oJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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