Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 12:54:15 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Reza Tahir <reza@telekom.com.my> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.7 upgrade to 2.2.8 Message-ID: <3694AE77.D48940B5@uk.radan.com> References: <D9DD9934B531D211B32C0000F81A7FBF23E4EF@SMSGNT03>
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Reza Tahir wrote: > > Hello All, > > I'm currently using FreeBSD 2.2.7 from cheapbytes. Now I just got version > 2.2.8 (Walnut Creek). > My question how do I upgrade it? I read it from a person in the freebsd > mailing list that it is quite hard to do so especially the ".elf" thing. > What's that? and Is this true? elf only applies to 3.0 > OR I just simply run /stand/sysinstall, put > the 2.2.8 it and proceed till the end? Please advise. Yes, boot from the CD if your PC can, if not make a boot floppy and boot from that, then select upgrade from the install menu, select the distributions you want (i.e. the same as you already have) and let it run > Thanks > You're welcome > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Trust the computer industry to shorten Year 2000 to Y2K. It was this thinking that caused the problem in the first place. Mark Ovens, CNC Applications Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath, Avon, England. Sheet Metal CAD/CAM Solutions mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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