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Date:      Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:36:17 +1200
From:      "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To:        David Vondrasek <david@davidv.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvsup & makeworld
Message-ID:  <19990429073814.TJLE6531620.mta2-rme@wocker>
In-Reply-To: <199904290149.UAA08353@ns1.davidv.net>

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On 28 Apr 99, at 20:48, David Vondrasek wrote:

> Hello, 
> Im about to *try * and upgrade my 2.2.6-R box to 3.1-R . I have a 3.1-R
> box now and would like both boxes at the same version. Does anyone have a
> step by step process for upgrading ? I have cvsup working, ( getting
> stable-supfile as I type). After I have this down. What steps do I take to
> do the upgrade. I know I need to do a make world or from what I hear in
> 3.1 it's now ' make upgrade ?' and build a new kernel, and copy the /etc
> over..   I've make a custom kernel before, Just never did a complete
> system upgrade and want to know what steps to take. 3.1 has the new
> boot-loader and I'm not sure what this upgrade is going to install.   Help

My step-by-step process, including mistakes, is on my website.  Look under 
topics for upgrade.
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Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited
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