From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 07:14:19 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3080216A4CE for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 07:14:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from adsl-68-76-19-75.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net (adsl-68-76-19-75.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net [68.76.19.75]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ADC443D48 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 07:14:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from luke@foolishgames.com) Received: from [192.168.2.49] (adsl-67-36-56-113.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net [67.36.56.113]) (authenticated bits=0)ESMTP id i0GFEE68028975 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:14:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from luke@foolishgames.com) X-Authentication-Warning: adsl-68-76-19-75.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net: Host adsl-67-36-56-113.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net [67.36.56.113] claimed to be [192.168.2.49] Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v609) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: FreeBSD Questions From: Lucas Holt Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:14:38 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.609) Subject: 4.9 Stable to 5.2 release upgrade? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 15:14:19 -0000 I have a freebsd system with 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #4: Fri Jan 2 01:59:31 EST 2004 I'd like to upgrade to 5.2 and would like to attempt to upgrade without formatting (cvsup buildworld). My problem is that I tried to upgrade this machine before to 5.0 release and the system wouldn't boot 5. The kernel would consistently panic. At the time, I assumed it was a compatibility problem with my hardware or some piece of flaky hardware that didn't show up in windows. freebsd 4.8 or redhat 9. The hardware: compaq 4410US: 1.3 gig celeron, 256mb ram (crucial pc133), 40 gb ata 100 seagate, 3com 10/100 nic (i think its a 905b), onboard intel graphics controller. The last time i tried, i also had an ATI Rage 128 AGP and a Sound Blaster Audigy in the system. I realize I will need to recompile all the ports and software i've installed, but i want to know if there is anything about this hardware setup that would cause it to flip out on 5.2. Lucas Holt Luke@FoolishGames.com ________________________________________________________ FoolishGames.com (Jewel Fan Site) JustJournal.com (Free blogging) 'Re-implementing what I designed in 1979 is not interesting to me personally. For kids who are 20 years younger than me, Linux is a great way to cut your teeth. It's a cultural phenomenon and a business phenomenon. Mac OS X is a rock-solid system that's beautifully designed. I much prefer it to Linux.' -- Bill Joy, Wired Article 2003