From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 4 23:39:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7FBC16A400 for ; Tue, 4 Apr 2006 23:39:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7999143D46 for ; Tue, 4 Apr 2006 23:39:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF4825DA0; Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:39:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 64460-09; Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:39:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (pool-68-160-194-11.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.160.194.11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17FF65C5D; Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:39:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <443303AB.1080600@mac.com> Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:39:23 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger Organization: The Courts of Chaos User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: robert@letsget.bz References: <4433009B.60801@letsget.bz> In-Reply-To: <4433009B.60801@letsget.bz> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question bout migrating from 4.X tree to 5.x or even 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:39:12 -0000 Robert Yoon wrote: > I am planning on upgrading from the 4.x tree to the 6.x tree. > I have been reading online and have found little or no reference > information. Presumably reading /usr/src/UPDATING and the FreeBSD handbook would prove useful. > I would like to actually do this without a make world scenario, and have > read some info bout booting off a usb device with 6.0 on it and copying > stuff over. Anyone know of or heard bout this by any chance? Have fun. However, it's unclear why you'd bother with USB when simply performing a binary upgrade installation from a 6.0 or 6.1beta ISO image on a CD would achieve the same end result.... > Also what recommendations would you make if you were to upgrade from 4.x > tree to 5 or 6? Read the fine documentation. Follow instructions carefully. Have good backups. -- -Chuck