Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:13:03 -0500 From: dkelly@hiwaay.net To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to upgrade 2.2.5-R from 2.2.2-R? Message-ID: <199710240113.UAA03085@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> of "Thu, 23 Oct 1997 00:22:58 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.971023001658.2144C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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> 4) WHen you're dumped to a shell prompt: > > . Edit rc.conf and re-config from scratch using your old one as > a guide. Forgot when the change was made from /etc/sysconfig to rc.conf. But if you don't have rc.conf on your prior version, use sysconfig to glean the critical information. IMHO: a complete backup is even better than a backup of /etc. Even better: its as good excuse as any to buy a new HD. Install clean on the new HD. Then move your old precious stuff over from the untouched HD. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
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