Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:46:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> Cc: "Jonathan M.Slivko" <jslivko@4evermail.com>, <jacks@sage-american.com>, <mirandaj@team.ph.inter.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Where is sysinstall? Message-ID: <20011016214418.E7660-100000@x1-6-00-50-ba-de-36-33.kico1.on.home.com> In-Reply-To: <007e01c156aa$761066e0$6600000a@columbia>
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Andrew C. Hornback wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Dru > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:28 PM > > To: Andrew C. Hornback > > Cc: Jonathan M.Slivko; jacks@sage-american.com; > > mirandaj@team.ph.inter.net; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: RE: Where is sysinstall? > > > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Andrew C. Hornback wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jonathan > > > > M.Slivko > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:11 PM > > > > To: Andrew C. Hornback > > > > Cc: jacks@sage-american.com; mirandaj@team.ph.inter.net; > > > > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Subject: Re: Where is sysinstall? > > > > > > > > Have you tried running the /stand/sysinstall from the old > > system and then > > > > upgrading from there? Theoretically, that should work as well > > > > too. -- Jonathan > > > > > > I haven't, as INSTALL.TXT on the CD specifically warns against that. > > > > > > I may try it for grins, but I'd like to get an answer about > > this. Either > > > the CD distribution is wrong, or INSTALL.TXT is wrong. > > > > If memory serves me correctly, I read before that you go into your current > > sysinstall, go to the Options section, and change the Release name to the > > release you want to upgrade to. Never tried it myself, though. > > This makes since, because if sysinstall can't find the proper media for the > version you're asking to install, it complains. > > I'll keep this in mind if I do that. > Aha, found it. It was on the freebsddiary site: http://www.freebsddiary.org/upgrade.php Keep in mind that Dan did this 2 years ago; not sure if things have changed in sysinstall since then. Dru To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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