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Date:      Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:44:08 +0200
From:      Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Doug Silver <dsilver@quantified.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Confirming 3.4 -> 4.4-STABLE procedure
Message-ID:  <20011129104408.E77679@sunbay.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0111281833480.18618-100000@danzig.sd.quantified.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0111281833480.18618-100000@danzig.sd.quantified.net>

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On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 06:45:58PM -0800, Doug Silver wrote:
> Hi All -
> 
> I have a nfs server machine with 4.4-STABLE that I've used to upgrade
> several other 4.2/4.3 machines.  I have one straggler running 3.4 -- if I
> nfs mount /usr/src & /usr/obj and make installworld, will that work?
> 
> Will I just need to do the following steps, assuming source & kernel have
> already been built on the server:
> 
> 	make installkernel KERNCONF=<MY MACHINE>
> 	reboot  (in single user) [1]
>         make installworld 
>         mergemaster             [2]
>         reboot
> 
> (Should I install the GENERIC kernel first?)
> 
> I don't need to do a buildworld since the sources are already built,
> right? 
> 
> Just checking the shotgun before I point it at my foot ;)
> 
I'd suggest that you first test this with DESTDIR=/foo/bar
if you have enough disk space.  And let us know then how it
get.  :-)


Cheers,
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