Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 13:59:16 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: "Brian D. Woodruff" <wood@eris.quintessential.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: 3.1 UNstable Message-ID: <19990331135916.A39774@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990330142132.009573e0@freeq.com>; from Brian D. Woodruff on Tue, Mar 30, 1999 at 02:21:32PM -0600 References: <3.0.6.32.19990328111310.008b1840@freeq.com> <3.0.6.32.19990327211654.008b91f0@freeq.com> <3.0.6.32.19990328111310.008b1840@freeq.com> <19990330110358.25780.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> <3.0.6.32.19990330142132.009573e0@freeq.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tue, Mar 30, 1999 at 02:21:32PM -0600, Brian D. Woodruff wrote:
> At 09:03 PM 3/30/99 +1000, you wrote:
> >"Brian D. Woodruff" writes:
> >
> >> If you want to get 3.1-RELEASE or 3.1-STABLE (which is currently a link
> >> back to 3.1-RELEASE), you MUST use the floppy disks for 3.1-RELEASE,
> >
> >I don't want to belittle you or the troubles you've had with
> >this, but I think there's a point that's worth making here.
> >
> >When installing some new OS, you should always use the bits and
> >pieces that belong to that version of the OS. This is basic
> >stuff for anybody who wants to retain their sanity and applies
> >to all OSes, not just FreeBSD.
>
> Every version of FreeBSD I've ever used comes with a program called
> /stand/sysinstall which has an option called "upgrade". This option doesn't
> work if you're upgrading to 3.1 from *any* prior version, including 3.0. If
I made my upgrade from 3.0-RELEASE -> 3.1-RELEASE using the 3.1 floppies
and the option UPGRADE in sysinstall No problems! I've NEVER had any
problems using the right floppies and the upgrade choice, except from my
home box, which had a lot of installs not made from the ports.
--
__o
regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_
email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_)
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?19990331135916.A39774>