Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 22:18:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Douglas Carmichael <dcarmich@mcs.com> Cc: itojun@itojun.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Best way to upgrade from 2.2.2-RELEASE to 2.2.x-RELEASE or 3.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971012221805.9609B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199710121545.KAA00366@dcarmich.pr.mcs.net>
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On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Douglas Carmichael wrote: > Would it be possible to mount the CD-ROM, > extract the bindist and srcdist with install.sh, and then reboot, > without having to do a fresh reinstallation? Actually, I find the best way is to make the boot floppy for the new release, boot it, and select the ``upgrade'' option from the main menu. Make sure you back up any important configuration files before starting. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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