From owner-freebsd-config@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 13:59:21 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-config@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF6A316A4CE for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:59:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay.pair.com (relay.pair.com [209.68.1.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 76C1943D1D for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:59:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from luis@galileo.or.cr) Received: (qmail 5949 invoked from network); 10 Feb 2004 21:59:19 -0000 Received: from softdnserror (HELO copernico) (200.12.238.137) by relay.pair.com with SMTP; 10 Feb 2004 21:59:19 -0000 X-pair-Authenticated: 200.12.238.137 Message-ID: <003f01c3f021$28ad7830$0401a8c0@copernico> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Luis_Guzm=E1n?= To: "FreeBSD-config" Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:59:27 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Upgrading from sysinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-config@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Installation and Configuration List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:59:22 -0000 Hello! This could be a stupid question, but I don't wanna cause any mess on my = system. I'd like to upgrade my FreeBSD version from 4.6.2 to 4.8 using = sysinstall. I was reading articles about it but no one says nothing = about one note I found in the FreeBSD Homepage: Important: These notes assume that you are using the version of = sysinstall(8) supplied with the version of FreeBSD to which you intend = to upgrade. Using a mismatched version of sysinstall(8) is almost = guaranteed to cause problems and has been known to leave systems in an = unusable state. The most commonly made mistake in this regard is the use = of an old copy of sysinstall(8) from an existing installation to upgrade = to a newer version of FreeBSD. This is not recommended. What I get here is I need the sysinstall version from FreeBSD 4.8 for = upgrading my system instead of the one on 4.6.2? It confuses me... = What's the right way to upgrade the OS using sysinstall? Can someone = answer this, please? Thanks in advance!!! Luis G.