Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:31:49 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Bob Perry <rperry4@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade 4.8-4.9 help! Message-ID: <402C6145.9020703@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <402C45AA.6090609@earthlink.net> References: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAYzSznVi3fkWJYCR3viDFqMKAAAAQAAAAAzAux2hWc06w71bJEqiWHwEAAAAA@another.com.au> <200402120946.55492.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> <402C45AA.6090609@earthlink.net>
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Bob Perry wrote: > Eric F Crist wrote: > >> On Wednesday 11 February 2004 06:25 pm, richard wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm trying to upgrade Freebsd 4.8 to 4.9 using sysinstall | upgrade >>> off a >>> 4.9 CD. All seems fine until it gets to the point where it reports it >>> can't even extract the bin distribution and fails. >>> >>> Does anyone know of a fool-proof way to get this upgrade through? >>> Preferably some idiot-proof instructions I can follow. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Richard >>> >> >> >> Richard, >> >> If you have broadband, install cvsup, read the man page on that, and >> install new sources over FTP via cvsup. Once you have a correct >> supfile, it's pretty brainless. Most of us have some upgrading done >> via cron on a regular basis, completely unattended. >> >> > Would you care to summarize your upgrading procedure which you process > on a "regular > basis, completely unattended."? Details not necessary at this time, > just very curious. > > Thanks, > Bob Perry > >> HTH >> >> > > Haven't done it, but I'm guessing it's: X Y Z A cvsup /path/to/my.supfile Q R S T cd /usr/src && make buildworld > /my/homedir/buildworld.log "make buildkernel etc., make installkernel, make installworld, etc. I've been thinking of scripting this procedure and then just calling "upgrade.php*" via cron. Doubt that it'd be too good for the 'mergemaster' step, though. FWIW, the chapter in the handbook actually makes the procedure pretty clear. Kevin Kinsey *Yeah, PHP for scripting, I know ... give a old dog new languages? Not yet, please.... ;-)
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