From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 9 17:47:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8587716A41A for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:47:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fatman@crackmonkey.us) Received: from crackmonkey.us (crackmonkey.us [70.58.166.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F2CA13C4C1 for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:47:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fatman@crackmonkey.us) Received: from miroku-bosatsu.dreamtrack.dnsalias.com (cpc1-swin7-0-0-cust216.brhm.cable.ntl.com [::ffff:86.18.88.217]) (AUTH: PLAIN fatman, TLS: TLSv1/SSLv3,256bits,AES256-SHA) by crackmonkey.us with esmtp; Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:47:00 -0700 id 000542D0.47349D1B.0000708E Message-ID: <47349D0A.2000704@crackmonkey.us> Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:46:50 +0000 From: Adam J Richardson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071102) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Garrett Cooper References: <000a01c8205a$52fff230$1c07a8c0@MAIN> <473043C6.2080303@u.washington.edu> <47345A59.7060502@crackmonkey.us> <47348ABA.4030100@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <47348ABA.4030100@u.washington.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Should I just go ahead on 7.0? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: fatman@.N0.5P4M.crackmonkey.us List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:47:29 -0000 Garrett Cooper wrote: > Adam J Richardson wrote: >> Garrett Cooper wrote: >>> You should be fine now (pending any bugs found in the beta/release >>> process), because 7-CURRENT's source has been essentially frozen >>> since August I believe.. >>> -Garrett >> >> Hi Garrett, >> >> It should be ok to upgrade straight from 6.3-PRE to 7.0-PRE, right? I >> just need to change my src-supfile from RELENG_6 to RELENG_7 and >> build/install world/kernel as normal, right? >> >> I /need/ that wpi driver... :) >> >> Nervously, >> Adam J Richardson > > Adam, > I would consult archives (as of late) the list for the exact steps > necessary to upgrade from 6.x to 7-PRE. It's a fairly painless process > if done correctly, but it will take a while to complete, depending on > what all you have installed on your laptop ports wise. > Best of luck, > -Garrett Thanks. I'll check the archives. Regards, Adam J Richardson