Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 22:37:12 +0200 (SAST) From: The Psychotic Viper <psyv@sec-it.net> To: "Russell P. Sutherland" <russ@quist.ca> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Upgrading from the source Message-ID: <20010929222612.N17717-100000@lucifer.fuzion.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <20010927173151.B10009@quist.ca>
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Hi, gonna snip and answer what hasnt been answere in my own light,:) On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Russell P. Sutherland wrote: > I've attempting to update several FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 systems > remotely to 4.4, by first cvsup'ing the current sources and then > building the sources. I believe that the install should > be done from the console in single user mode. (All based on > the "make world" section of Chapter 19, The Cutting Edge > >from the FreeBSD Handbook) > > A few questions... I will just answer one:) > > 3. Given a neo-phyte at the helm, is the pre-building from > source method easier that the upgrade option with the > FreeBSD 4.4 CD. Considering you have multiple systems to update the CD upgrade would be easier in your case as it cuts down time considerably (personal experience with 30+ FreeBSD systems all over the place, just send them the cd and tell them to pop into the drive till I am done). Also you could try a "Generic Build" of the cvs sources (or you can go for the snapshot build which I was happy to read has been fixed again*g*) on one fast machine and then install on all the FreeBSD machines from those compiled binaries (which can be copied to cd and mounted to the related directories). There are advantages and disadvantages of most methods namely time and the risk of a botched/broken build, which is why I can suggest from my own attempts that a Generic Build from the latest cvs that would work on the required platforms. This way you know the build has worked and just need to do the install , and possible rebuild and install of the kernel. It can be an easy task though dont quote me on that. If you need more detailed steps on what to do you can try researching it on the net or mail me and I am glad to help. PsyV To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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