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Update from 4.X to 5.X is not impossible. And the basic method does
not differ from the update of any 4.X to 4.Y system (X<Y) or 5.X to
5.Y system (X<Y). But you need to study /usr/src/UPDATING VERY VERY
HARD. Also the update is not recommended as the 5.X family uses a new
file system called UFS2. UFS2 is much better in terms of performance,
fault tolerance and security than UFS. However 5.X family IS backward
compatible with UFS. As far as I know there is no method to convert a
UFS file system to UFS2 or vice versa.

Regards
S.


On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 03:33:49 -0000 (GMT), Thomas Beer
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> Dear All,
> 
> I searched the FBSD site and the web for a compendium
> how to updat from 4.x to 5.x but was unsuccessful.
> 
> Any pointers?
> 
> Thanks Tom
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