From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Oct 23 09:29:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA08185 for stable-outgoing; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:29:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable) Received: from helios.whro.org (helios.whro.org [198.78.178.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA08177 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:29:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bboone@whro.org) Received: from blueprint.whro.org (lunar-107.whro.org [198.76.164.107]) by helios.whro.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA21705 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:25:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:25:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199710231625.MAA21705@helios.whro.org> X-Sender: bboone@mail.whro.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG From: Bob Boone Subject: Updating EXISTING system... Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This may be a simple question to most of you, but its an unknown to me. The last two upgrades I've made, to 2.1.5 and then to 2.2.2, were timed to replacing hard drives with larger units. It gave me an empty drive to work with, and a back-up if I screwed-up. Fortunately, there were no problems either time. Now I'm considering the jump to 2.2.5, but on the existing.... running.... website machine. (1) Will the 2.2.5 simply build "over" my existing files as CVS would ?? (2) Do I have to nuke the drive and start over ?? (3) If its the FORMER - don't I still have to START from a "new" 2.2.5 boot-floppy, to get the newer sysinstall and file locations ??? Inquiring minds want to know........ > > > > > > > Bob Bob Boone, Chief Engineer for Television WHRO-TV/FM 5200 Hampton Blvd. Norfolk, Va. 23508 Pager: (757) 860-3303 *** Ph: (757) 889-9466 *** Fx: (757) 489-4444 Internet: bboone@whro.org WebSite: http://www.whro.org =====================================================================