From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 6 11:46:56 2003 Return-Path: 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 EA58337B401 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:46:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from babyruth.hotpop.com (babyruth.hotpop.com [204.57.55.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 394D743F85 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:46:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by babyruth.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 0792E218972 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 18:46:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fortytwo. (ip68-109-49-234.lu.dl.cox.net [68.109.49.234]) by smtp-2.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 566E71800C4; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 18:46:38 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:46:19 -0500 From: kitsune To: "E. J. Cerejo" Message-Id: <20030407144619.65caaff3.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> In-Reply-To: <3E906E31.6000604@laposte.net> References: <20030407133452.7e7d8bcd.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> <3E906E31.6000604@laposte.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.2claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading using sysinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 18:46:57 -0000 Is it possible of of just upgrading kernels and the core stuff and using compat4x with make world? >From what I have read about make world it recompiles all the installed packages, or atleast I go the impression of that. On Sun, 06 Apr 2003 14:13:05 -0400 "E. J. Cerejo" wrote: > I believe you have to boot from the newly created boot disks from the > new version of FreeBSD. I would recomment make world. > > kitsune wrote: > > When upgrading from sysinstall, do I have to boot from floppy or CD, or can I boot from hhd normally and just do it as root? > > > > I tried the last one nothing got installed, but it ran ok.