From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 12 20:38:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org 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 091F116A931 for ; Fri, 12 May 2006 20:38:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5688543D46 for ; Fri, 12 May 2006 20:38:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k4CKbu8q071094; Fri, 12 May 2006 15:37:57 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060512153425.026bb8b0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 15:37:50 -0500 To: jeff.cross@averageadmins.com, questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20060512101510.z2k66mhqz1d1c4cw@www.averageadmins.com> References: <20060512101510.z2k66mhqz1d1c4cw@www.averageadmins.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: jeff.cross@averageadmins.com Subject: Re: Upgrading from 6.0 to 6.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 20:38:25 -0000 I have done both the binary upgrade and cvsup'd many times. Which is better depends on your time and what version you are moving from and to. If you do a binary upgrade, you will only be at the release of the version, say 6.1, but with any current security releases. I typically upgrade a system to the base release using a binary upgrade, then will cvsup then build world, etc. to have it be current. -Derek At 12:15 PM 5/12/2006, jeff.cross@averageadmins.com wrote: >This has possibly been discussed a number of times, and if it has, I >apologize. Here is my situation: > >I would like to upgrade my existing 6.0-SECURITY system to 6.1-RELEASE >and continue using freebsd-update to keep my system on the up and up. >I read through the upgrade instructions on disk #1 of the 6.1 release >CD and wondered if that would be the easiest way to upgrade? > > From what I read, all of the configuration files for 6.1 would be in >the /etc/upgrade folder. Would they have to stay there? Would 6.1, >from this point forward, always have the /etc folder in /etc/upgrade? >Do I copy new pieces back to /etc for the production system? I read >about merging but does it merge from /etc to /etc/upgrade? > >Is another scenario to do the cvsup method and go that route? If I >did, would I be able to use freebsd-update from that point forward or >would I be limited to only using the cvsup method? > >I know both require merging config files and what not, which makes me >a little nervous, but I would like the easiest method available. I >love using FreeBSD and use it primarily on my laptop so compiling the >entire OS on there may take a while so obviously the binary upgrade >looks good. I am just unsure about the /etc/upgrade folder and how I >get all of that back to /etc. > >I am somewhat a "noobert" in FreeBSD... I have been using it for less >than a year and really enjoy it over my past Linux experiences. >However, things like this make me nervous. This is my first upgrade >of a machine I use *all* the time. > >Thanks in advance! > >Jeff Cross >http://www.averageadmins.com/ >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.