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Date:      20 Aug 2004 16:43:11 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Jerome Mascari <jmascari@instantlink.com>
Subject:   Re: Rollback
Message-ID:  <44657d35i8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <003001c48663$a4ab71c0$0300a8c0@shtrd115>
References:  <003001c48663$a4ab71c0$0300a8c0@shtrd115>

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"Jerome Mascari" <jmascari@instantlink.com> writes:

> I have a machine that is running freebsd 5.1, I need to go back to
> 4.10 because a software manufacturer that I have to do business with
> only supports that release right now. Is there an easy way install
> 4.10 over 5.1?

Probably back up, do a fresh install, and restore your files.  Even if
your partitions are UFS1 (4.x doesn't understand UFS2), it's probably
easiest to start clean.

Also note that 4.10 was released *after* 5.1 (by nearly a year).



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