Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:31:32 -0400 From: Greg Larkin <glarkin@FreeBSD.org> To: Joe Tseng <joe_tseng@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel upgrades Message-ID: <48D3A9B4.3050502@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <BAY117-DS443FBC6BB1398C6E772A49B4E0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY117-DS443FBC6BB1398C6E772A49B4E0@phx.gbl>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Tseng wrote: > I'm still new to FreeBSD (coming from CentOS/Ubuntu) so this might be > something totally obvious to others... I know I can update ports by using > portsnap fetch/extract/update - does this update the kernel source as well? > How do I apply this new code? > > - Joe Hi Joe, Welcome to the FreeBSD world! I am also a Linux convert and have had great success with FreeBSD over the past several years. I use the freebsd-update utility (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE&format=html) to perform binary upgrades on the servers that I manage. Be aware that it only supports upgrading GENERIC kernels. If you have a custom kernel, read the bottom of this post for information about how freebsd-update handles that: http://www.mavetju.org/mail/view_message.php?list=freebsd-stable&id=2642739 You can use freebsd-update to upgrade FreeBSD minor releases as well as major releases. Check out these blog postings for more information: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-10-freebsd-minor-version-upgrade.html http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-11-freebsd-major-version-upgrade.html Best of luck, and post back to this mailing list with additional questions that you might have. Best regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI06m00sRouByUApARAmpSAJ9VbW/J8u20IfU1ze5NnK1ftYgwiwCgxARM fnckD+dNqFAeHaLIxQuH8Ck= =ZkmK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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