Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:30:18 +0400 From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> Subject: Re: upgrading Message-ID: <cb52064205092902307c665970@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6D042E50-FDC1-477D-ADC4-19A441F6C96B@redry.net> References: <5C5E48C4-7882-4064-BE4D-D99A64E583AC@redry.net> <200509281246.36617.akbeech@gmail.com> <6D042E50-FDC1-477D-ADC4-19A441F6C96B@redry.net>
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On 9/29/05, eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> wrote: > > On 28 Sep 2005, at 21:46, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > > > On Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:28 pm, eoghan wrote: > > > >> Hello > >> Im going to do a fresh install of 5.3 over the weekend, then id like > >> to upgrade to 5.4. My reasons for upgrading are: ill have to do it > >> some time or another and I cant always rely on having my trusty dvd > >> with me. So, the question is: what is the best way to do an upgrade? > >> I figure ill do the install, make sure its all ok, and before I go > >> ahead and install anything ill upgrade. I did hear people say that > >> using the sysinstall isnt the way to go - maybe or maybe not? So any > >> opinions here on how it should be done would be appreciated. > >> > > > > To save yourself some time, just boot from your disk change the tag > > in the > > options screen to 5.4-RELEASE and do a net install. No need to > > start from > > 5.3. > > > > Beech > > Thanks for your advice. and thank you Derrick. I will read into those > articles. Mike, the main reason is just so I can learn how to do it. > Im using freebsd on my other computer only to learn it. > Thanks all > Eoghan > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > The Handbook has an excellent article on updating: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html For 5.3-5.4 or 5.3-6.0 or 5.4-6.0 transition you'll have to: 1. cvsup 2. make buildworld && make buildkernel 3. make installkernel && make installworld 4. mergemaster # be careful here 5. shutdown -r now Personally I tried each of these three transiotions and had absolutely no problem, though it did require some attention and reading. Have fun! Andrew P.
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