Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:25:02 -0600 From: Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com> To: Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Back to Rob S. (Where R the Floppy images for 4.0 Stable?) Message-ID: <3A38135E.3442FEC6@ispchannel.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012121045050.65394-100000@mail.wlcg.com>
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Rob, Thanks for the advice. As soon as do the necessary research to translate it into "newbie speak" (lanuage I can understand, <deep sigh and a grin>) I'll do it! From the reading I've been doing, I know that what you're writing is probably correct -- eventually I need to learn the right way of doing it. Reinstalling is easier for me, but if I had other users depending on the stability (and availability) of this system, I wouldn't be reinstalling every time I get stuck. Is it true that there are no floppy files (kern and mfsroot) for stable versions only released versions? Is the reason that going from release to stable is best accomplished by the process you've outlined below? Thanks again Rob. I appreciate the assistance. Mark Rob Simmons wrote: > I would suggest that you not bother reinstalling. Just setup your three > supfiles: stable-supfile, doc-supfile, ports-supfile, and your refuse > file. All these files can be found in /usr/share/examples/cvsup. The > refuse file goes in /usr/sup. If you don't have a /usr/sup, then make > one. Then install the package, cvsup-bin-16.1, and cvsup the source tree. > Then configure the /etc/make.conf file, examples for it are in > /etc/defaults/make.conf. Now just follow the directions for make > buildworld and make installworld in the /usr/src/UPDATING file that you > grabbed via cvsup. Then rebuild your kernel, and run mergemaster to get > your config files correct. Lastly, run make update in /usr/ports to > update your ports tree. And, if you have installed the doc directory, do > the same in there. > > I would suggest this as the best way to go to 4.x-STABLE. Don't > reinstall, since you will eventually have to learn how to go through this > process anyway. > > Robert Simmons > Systems Administrator > http://www.wlcg.com/ > > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Mark Hummel wrote: > > > I'm trying to ftp the floppy images of kern.flp and mfsroot.flp from > > > > ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/releases/i386/?????/floppies > > > > - There is no 4.0 Stable directory > > - The 4.x Stable directory doesn't have a floppies directory > > - The 4.1 Stable directory is only 10 bytes and doesn't have a floppies > > directory either. > > > > I'm having so many problems with 4.1.1 R that I want to reinstall a > > Stable version of FreeBSD 4.0 or later. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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