Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:14:29 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> To: Volker Lieder <vl@plusline.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experiences with systemupdate Freebsd 4.9 -> 5.3 Message-ID: <20041109141429.GA81973@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <A2343428-3248-11D9-A6B9-000D933AB0EA@plusline.de> References: <A2343428-3248-11D9-A6B9-000D933AB0EA@plusline.de>
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On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 01:12:32PM +0100, Volker Lieder typed: > Hello list, > has anybody tried to update a freebsd 4.9 incl. apache, mysql and other > ports to 5.3 or 5.2? Many times without problems. Just stick to the letter of /usr/src/UPDATING and /usr/ports/UPDATING and you'll be fine. > I have a server with performanceproblems and want to try an other > release. Allthough performance has improved significantly in the 5.i -> 5.3 timespan, there are still areas where 4.x outperforms 5.x. This will certainly improve while 5-stable evolves, but right now you might even be worse off performancewise after an upgrade. Unless off course you know exactly what kind of performanceproblems you're dealing with and how they are 'fixed' in 5.x > I found a howto on freebsd to update from 4.x to 5.3, but i don't know > if it works. > Perhaps you can send me your reports/results/tipps and tricks. - make backups - if you're not familiar with src upgrading, do a clean reinstall - make backups - test the procedure on a non-critical system - don't forget to make backups
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