From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 9 00:49:44 2004 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 3C8B316A509 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:49:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail6.speakeasy.net (mail6.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D89F543D53 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:49:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from curtis@npc-usa.com) Received: (qmail 12354 invoked from network); 9 Nov 2004 00:49:43 -0000 Received: from dsl017-040-162.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO crab.npc-usa.com) ([69.17.40.162]) (envelope-sender ) by mail6.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 9 Nov 2004 00:49:43 -0000 Received: from [10.0.1.12] (OSX [10.0.1.12]) by crab.npc-usa.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id TR9TB0VV; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:49:24 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <3E7680C2-31E9-11D9-BD44-000393934006@npc-usa.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Curtis Vaughan Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:49:42 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Subject: Upgrading 5.3-Beta1 to 5.3-RELEASE 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: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:49:44 -0000 Just want to be sure that I do the right thing. So, my version at present is 5.3-BETA1 and I want to install 5.3. I supposed I could just install 5.3 over my current version, but=20 wouldn't an upgrade work just as well? Finally, want to make sure I have the procedure right: =A0=A0=A0 go to: /usr/local/etc/cvsup =A0=A0=A0 issue the following command: /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g -L 2=20 stable-supfile =A0=A0=A0 once finished, then go to: /usr/src =A0=A0=A0 enter the commands: make buildworld KERNCONF=3Dyourkernelname (for name, look to config file=20= found in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/) make buildkernel KERNCONF=3Dyourkernelname (look to / ) make installkernel KERNCONF=3Dyourkernelname reboot =A0=A0=A0 You should boot in single user mode (using boot -s from = loader=20 prompt for example). Then continue with: mergemaster -p =A0 go to /usr/src and type: make installworld mergemaster update /dev (for 4.x only) reboot=