Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:11:20 -0800 (PST) From: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com> To: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>, Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2 Message-ID: <200103010411.UAA46488@akira.lanfear.com>
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actually, it wasn't even that painful -- cvsupit to RELENG_4
make world
rebuild kernel
mergemaster
reboot.
all appears well with 4.2. Don't think I've ever had an OS upgrade
that painless :-)
sweeeeeeet.
marc.
> -----------------------------
> From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>
> To: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
> Sent: 02/28/01 16:46>
>
>
> On Wednesday 28 February 2001 12:08, Marc W wrote:
> > okay, so i'm going to give this a go. I've got a 4.1 system
here,
> > but want to upgrade it to 4.2 using the ports and all the automated
> > rebuilding systems.
> >
> > So, I went to /usr/ports/cvsupit, and installed and ran it, and
it
> > gave me the choice of tracking RELENG_4, which is i think what i
want.
> >
> > now, the question is -- after i've run this -- what do i have?
a
> > -STABLE or a -CURRENT ??? i'd really rather stay away from the
-CURRENT
> > releases and stay with a -STABLE....
>
> RELENG_4 will give you 4.2 STABLE
> >
> > after reading the docs it appears that all that is left after
that
> > is
> >
> > make -DNOPROFILE=true buildworld
> > make -DNOPROFILE=true installworld\
>
> then:
>
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO <--YOUR KERNEL NAME
> make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO
> > reboot
> >
> > that's it?
> Not quite
> run mergemaster (see man mergemaster)
>
> > thanks!
> >
> > marc.
> >
> your welcome - Beech
> >
> >
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