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Date:      Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Gorden Fischer <gfish123@pacbell.net>
To:        Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrade from 3.4-RELEASE
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006281009030.1466-100000@uniqsite.com>
In-Reply-To: <44d7l1riov.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>

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On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> gfish123@pacbell.net (Gorden Fischer) writes:
> 
> > Lately I noticed there are some new devices added to the /dev of the 
> > 4.0-RELEASE.  The 4.0 CD is sitting on my table top gathering dust.
> > 
> > Now I am ready to upgrade to 4.0.  What I used to do is to boot from
> > the CD and follow the upgrade step from the menu.  Would this update the
> > device files as well, or should I cvsup it instead?
> 
> It should update the devices just fine.
> 
> If you've built any non-standard devices (e.g., sound), you might need
> to rebuild those after the upgrade, but the updated system should be
> able to do that with the MAKEDEV that the upgrade installs.
> 
>  - Lowell Gilbert
> 


Just what I need to hear.  Thank you.



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