Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 17:30:53 -0400 From: "Clarence Brown" <clabrown@granitepost.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: 3.4 to 4.0 CD upgrade Message-ID: <000a01bfd323$28421a00$8c6896d1@granitepost.com>
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Hi, I'm preparing to upgrade from 3.4 to 4.0, using the 4.0 CD (March 2000) from my Walnut Creek subscription. As a side note, the CD releases were hot and heavy for a while, is the 4.1 CD release from Walnut Creek close? should I just wait for it? Now on to pertinent facts, I know enough to be dangerous, but despite using FreeBSD since 2.2.1 for a server, I should still be considered a Newbe! After all, after setting FreeBSD up, it requires almost ZERO maintenance. Just figure out how to make the chunk you need work. The instructions in the CD for upgrading are terse at best. I think that initialization files and organization has changed from 3.x to 4.x but I'm not really sure. I've heard of mergemaster, and one "helpful" sole actually told me everything I'd ever want to know about mergemaster in a previous question using a single sentence of maybe 3 words. (OK, standing on soapbox preparing to catch fireballs) I know you experts revel in using 1, 2 and maybe even 3 word sentences to explain some complex problem, just to demonstrate your mastery of a subject, while simultaneously making clear my complete incompetence, but the fact still stands that I'm nearly hopelessly incompetent and still am searching for help. Isn't there a write up, or something that describes the differences between 3.x and 4.0, so I can know what to expect? I'd like some "lead you by the hand" instructions for the upgrade, I'm under the impression that it is not trivial. OH, yes I did a "man mergemaster" and read that several times. It apparently assumes that I've done certain undefined things during the upgrade process, but doesn't explicitly specify them... I feel like I'm putting a "how to fly" puzzle together, I have about 60% of the pieces, and the experts are all saying "just do it ... man mergemaster ... you idiot!". Well, jumping off the upgrade cliff is scary <grin>. Any help, even 3 word explanations would be appreciated, couldn't hurt... right?!? Thanks, Cla. (hopeless idiot who strives to understand the details before starting...) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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