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Date:      Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:26:02 +0100
From:      Max Laier <max@love2party.net>
To:        Jev <jev@ecad.org>, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: booking new kernel (5.2) in old userland (5.1) to multiuser?
Message-ID:  <200401140026.02818.max@love2party.net>
In-Reply-To: <40045B99.6060604@ecad.org>
References:  <40045B99.6060604@ecad.org>

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On Tuesday 13 January 2004 21:56, Jev wrote:
> I need to do a remote installworld and I would like to see if anyone has
> had issues with booting (remotely or other) a new 5.2-RELEASE kernel and
>   friends in an old 5.1 userland?
>
> Any issues with this? any extra precautions that can be taken? Serial
> console and such isn't an option.

You should _really_ read UPDATING point-by-point before you do this. Esp. 
20031112 "the statfs change" will affect what you have in mind. Make sure that 
you have "COMPAT_FREEBSD4" in your new kernel and keep your fingers crossed.

Good luck.

-- 
Best regards,				| max@love2party.net
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http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/	| mlaier@EFnet



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