Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 14:24:50 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: isa.c Message-ID: <199712082124.OAA13032@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpd8j74jpr.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> References: <xzpzpmblopf.fsf@gjallarhorn.ifi.uio.no> <199712081829.LAA12105@mt.sri.com> <xzpsos3lj3o.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> <199712081942.MAA12478@mt.sri.com> <xzpsos31uqz.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> <199712081951.MAA12645@mt.sri.com> <xzpiusztvv6.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> <199712082041.NAA12889@mt.sri.com> <xzpd8j74jpr.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
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> > > > > > You'd be much better off upgrading to 2.2.5R, as I suspect his patches > > > > > > apply to that pretty cleanly. > > > > > I have a list of good reasons for not upgrading to 2.2.2R, and a > > > > > longer one for not upgrading to 2.2.5R. > > > > And those would be? > > > Amongst other items, lack of a suitable backup device > > No need to backup. It's a piece of cake to upgrade w/out doing a > > In my book, there is a difference between what is possible and what is > actually advisable. For instance, it is quite possible to just switch > your computer off when you're done, without thrashing your file > systems; however, most people prefer to quit all applications, log out, > and shut down properly, because they want to be *sure* not to thrash > their file systems. Similarly, although it is possible to install > 2.2.5 over 2.2.1 without any problems, most people will prefer to back > up their data first. > > Some day, IMCFT, I'll try what you suggest, then 'accidentally' screw > up, lose everything, and watch you trying very hard not to tell me I > should have backed up. You can't screw up a make world, assuming the tree actually builds. (Which 2.2.5R is guaranteed to do.) > By the way, one of the other items on my list is that I need to > repartition my hard drive. I'm sure you'll tell me I can do that > without backing up, too. No, that one definitely needs a backup. But, if you need to repartition your hard-drive, then update at the same time. :) :) > > backup/restore. Just download the sources, do a 'make world', re-config > > "Just download the sources" is easier said than done with a v34 modem. Hey, that's what I'm using now. I'm not asking you to do anything I'm not willing to do myself. (My box is a 486/66 with 16MB of memory, how's that for speedy. :) > > and install a new kernel, and reboot. A few hours work, but certainly > > not rocket science. > > What if my system is slightly "customized", and things stop working > after the upgrade? Amongst other things, there is quite a bit of brain > damage in 2.2.1 boot scripts, which I have tried to remedy by custom- > izing said scripts. Assuming the programs are the same (which they should be), then the boot scripts should work fine, since the underlying programs didn't change in terms of their behavior. Nate
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