Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:31:38 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> Cc: Mitch Vincent <mitch@venux.net>, J McKitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@Glue.umd.edu>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.0 questions Message-ID: <20000316183138.E235@parish> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.20000316002208.00d29390@mail.enterit.com>; from jconner@enterit.com on Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 12:22:30AM -0500 References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0003150000580.11988-100000@y.glue.umd.edu> <004301bf8e42$3a0735c0$4100000a@venux.net> <20000315123937.B33126@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <001f01bf8e7d$b678f5e0$40ee2fd8@venux.net> <20000315141802.B33618@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <02bb01bf8ed1$4ff49000$40ee2fd8@venux.net> <4.3.2.20000316002208.00d29390@mail.enterit.com>
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On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 12:22:30AM -0500, Jim Conner wrote:
> Heh...we used to do crazy stuff like this at Disney all the time :)
>
Surely Disney uses Windows, a Mickey Mouse OS ;-)
> Jim
>
> At 05:53 PM 3/15/00 -0500, Mitch Vincent wrote:
> >Well, it took a nice long time to do it on my T1. I thnk around an hour and
> >a half to cvsup from 3.4 to 4.0.. So on a 56k modem I would say.... Ouch!
> >
> >I'm not sure if it's possible to save the old source tree, I guess you
> >could..
> >
> >We did an interesting (but risky) thing when we messed up the vinum
> >partitions. We tar'd up the entire OS on to a tape,
> >re-partitioned/formatted/installed from the 3.4 CD and then untar'd the 4.0
> >stuff from the tape, it was such a hack but hey, after being up for 36 hours
> >you'll try crazy stuff like that... Get this --- it worked!
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >- Mitch
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: J McKitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org>
> >To: Mitch Vincent <mitch@venux.net>
> >Cc: Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@Glue.umd.edu>; <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:18 AM
> >Subject: Re: 4.0 questions
> >
> >
> > > About how long is the cvsup with a 56K connection?
> > >
> > > Also, is is possible to save the old source tree and then perform a
> > > roll-back if i have problems?
> > >
> > > jm
> > > --
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > Jonathon McKitrick / jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org \
> > > "I prefer the term Artificial Person myself."/
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Today's errors, in contrast:
> Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935"
> UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped"
> Humanous Beingsus - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up"
> -------------------------------
> Jim Conner
> NOTJames
> jconner@enterit.com
>
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