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"Kevin McKay" <kevin@dhap.com> writes:

>>>>> You normally need to run the sysinstall from the version you're
>>>>>
>>>>>updating to.  You could configure your system's sysinstall to
>>>>>load in the later version, and it should be compatible, but I
>>>>>don't know the syntax for that offhand...
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
For reference, you change the version in the options menu of sysinstall, 
then go to the configure menu and install packages/distributions as needed.

But I echo the comments about cvsup/portupgrade - definately a better 
way to go.

PWR.