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From: "Roger Williams" <rogerw1962@hotmail.com>
To: angelaoyu@eol.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: upgrade freebsd from 4.0
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:01:10 -0400
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Get to single user mode at bootup
When your screen shows:
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

You then press the space bar to interrupt the boot loader:

At the "ok" prompt type in:
boot -s


To upgrade remotely check out CVSUP.

Roger


>From: angelaoyu@eol.ca
>To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>Subject: upgrade freebsd from 4.0
>Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:31:54 -0400
>
>Dear all
>
>I visit  to the website http://mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/
>and would like to upgrade freebsd
>Can I upgrade it remotely?
>
>But the website introduces to use single user.
>How do I do it?
>
>Thank you
>
># cd /usr/obj
># chflags -R noschg *
># rm -rf *
>
>
>Compile the sources:
># cd /usr/src
># make buildworld
>
>
>Compile and install the new kernel:
># cd /usr/src
># make kernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL
>
>Drop to single user mode:
># shutdown now
># mount -u /
># mount -a -t ufs
># swapon -a
>
>
>Install the world:
># cd /usr/src
># make installworld
>
>
>Update /etc:
># cp -Rp /etc /etc.old
># /usr/sbin/mergemaster -v -w 132 (eliminate '-w 132' if 132x43 video
>mode is not activated)
>
>
>Update /dev:
># cd /dev
># /bin/sh MAKEDEV all
>
>
>Update /stand:
># cd /usr/src/release/sysinstall
># make clean
># make all install
>
>
>Reboot to multi-user mode.
>
>
>
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