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Date:      Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:44:14 +0200
From:      Victor Meirans <vic@rezekne.lv>
To:        Ignacio Cristerna <ignacioc@avantel.net>
Cc:        joe <jk@wnonline.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Upgrading FreeBSD 3.2 -> 3.4
Message-ID:  <387CD98E.930BEAE0@rezekne.lv>
References:  <004301bf5d11$76d2d8e0$0c2d1cc0@redando.com>

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Hi.

I upgraded from 3.0 to 3.2 in the end of July 1999. I did standard
upgade from binaries (from CD) and the only trouble I had after reboot
was to boot the new kernel. I wrote to this list, and received a
solution.

Here's the message that saved my life... :)

----
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:58:25 +0200
>From: "phill@cobia.gulf.net" <phill@cobia.gulf.net>
>To: vic@cs.ru.lv
>Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: URGENT. Upgrade failed.
>
>Login with the old kernel, then type "disklabel -B <harddrive device>"
>
>--
>Phillip Salzman
>
>
>On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Victor Meirans wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> Things have gone crazy here, and I need your advice ASAP.
>> 
>> I did the upgrade 3.0-RELEASE to 3.2-RELEASE procedure from
>> /stand/sysinstall. It went OK, bu after reboot the new kernel failed to
>> load, saying "incorrect format" I can boot up with old one, but nothing
>> works normally then. Have I done smth wrong? I tried to compile new
>> kerrnel, but got the same error message at boot.
>> 
>> Please reply directly to vic@ru.lv, this address is not on the list.
>> 
>> Thank you. 
>> 
>> ---> Vic <---

I hope this will help.

Ignacio Cristerna wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am very interested in this upgrade stuff as I am wonīt be getting CD
> until version 4.0 comes out. Now, it it only me or the upgrade procedures
> are, er, sparingly documented? I am trying to upgrade form 3.1 to 3.3 and
> canīt seem to find the way to do it. Any help, links or leads would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Greeting from a lonely BSD guy in Monterrey.

-- 
---> ViC <---

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