Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:24:08 -0800 From: "Anthony Bourov" <admin@addr.com> To: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "FreeBSD-Hackers" <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Upgrading from 3.0Release to 3.3Stable Message-ID: <0c1901bf57dc$593db0a0$543bc587@power2000>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0C16_01BF5799.4A9D5160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have performed several live upgrades of FreeBSD before (3.0Stable to = 3.3Stable), and experienced no problems. However, I think there are more = differences in 3.0Release (basically, that was the first version that = supported SMP), and was hoping for some feed back. I know that the = kernel whitched from AOUT to ELF, so I need to install the new boot = loader. Will the new boot loader still be able to run the old kernel (in = case there are problems during the upgrade?). Also, currently the system compiles binaries by default into the ELF = format, and can run both AOUT and ELF. I am not sure, after the upgrade, = would the system still be able to execute AOUT binaries (or is there a = converter, just in case?). Please, if anyone is aware of any other issues, let me know (config file = differences, etc). The system is live, and I want to minimize any = downtime. Thank you very much in advance, Anthony ------=_NextPart_000_0C16_01BF5799.4A9D5160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have performed several live upgrades = of FreeBSD=20 before (3.0Stable to 3.3Stable), and experienced no problems. However, I = think=20 there are more differences in 3.0Release (basically, that was the first = version=20 that supported SMP), and was hoping for some feed back. I know that = the=20 kernel whitched from AOUT to ELF, so I need to install the new boot = loader. Will=20 the new boot loader still be able to run the old kernel (in case there = are=20 problems during the upgrade?).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, currently the system compiles = binaries by=20 default into the ELF format, and can run both AOUT and ELF. I am not = sure, after=20 the upgrade, would the system still be able to execute AOUT binaries (or = is=20 there a converter, just in case?).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please, if anyone is aware of any other = issues, let=20 me know (config file differences, etc). The system is live, and I = want to=20 minimize any downtime.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you very much in = advance,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anthony</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0C16_01BF5799.4A9D5160-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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