Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 14:00:37 +0100 From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> To: Ronald Klop <ronald-20010603@klop.yi.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: instal 4.3 over 4.1.1 without a floppy Message-ID: <20010503140037.A877@shikima.mine.nu> In-Reply-To: <20010503143312.F340-100000@dlanor.klop.yi.org>; from ronald-20010603@klop.yi.org on Thu, May 03, 2001 at 02:40:16PM %2B0200 References: <20010503131614.A63328@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010503143312.F340-100000@dlanor.klop.yi.org>
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* Ronald Klop <ronald-20010603@klop.yi.org> [010503 13:55]: > On Thu, 3 May 2001, Rasputin wrote: > > > * Ronald Klop <ronald-20010602@klop.yi.org> [010502 21:27]: > > > > > I have a 486 server running 4.1.1-RELEASE without a floppy drive and with > > > a ccd drive. I wish to upgrade this to 4.3-RELEASE. > > > > Doesn't anyone cvsup anymore??? > > Ever compiled a complete source tree on a 486? Binary upgrade took me > about one hour. And the disks of the 486 are small, so the complete src > and obj dir don't fit I guess. But I forgot to mention that in my > question. No worries. But a build on my old p133/32Mb took 6 hours for the build (world/kernel) - it'd be an overnight job, but doable. Disk space may be more of a problem though... Why not buildworld on the fast box,mount /usr/obj off it from the 486, and run make installworld? (Check archives on this list and freebsd-stable) -- Ask five economists and you'll get five different explanations (six if one went to Harvard). -- Edgar R. Fiedler Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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