From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Feb 26 15:13:20 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 082BAAB4C3A for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB188F65 for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id E6C05AB4C39; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:19 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65D5AB4C37 for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B400EF64 for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-20-226.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.20.226]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2DA4277FB; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:13:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id u1QFD9q2002190; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:13:09 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:13:09 +0100 From: Polytropon To: sathiyaraj v Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade from 4.2 to 6.2 Message-Id: <20160226161309.85976ddc.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:13:20 -0000 On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:19:33 +0530, sathiyaraj v wrote: > I want to know how to upgrade from FreeBSD 4.2 to FreeBSD 6.2 for power > PC architeture. Note that FreeBSD 6.2 is already EOL. You can still obtain and install it, but it's not supported anymore, so installing current software won't work (precompiled packages are your only option, from the "historic mirror"). FreeBSD 10 is the currently supported version. Try to install version 10.2. Keep in mind that the port infrastructure has been significantly changed (as well as the binary packaging mechanism) around FreeBSD 9, so neither 4.2 or 6.2 will be able to deal with current ports and packages. For backwards compatibility, you can install the required packages, such as compat{4,5,6,7,8,9}x-ppc. But it's usually advised to install current versions of the software you want to use. > Can you help me to upgrade? if any procedure can you please share. For such an upgrade, I'd suggest you first make a full backup. Verify the backup. Also make sure you have easily accessible copies of any configuration and user data you want to have on the new system. Then proceed with a new installation of FreeBSD, which probably is much easier than trying an "in-place upgrade" here. Finally, adjust the configuration and migrate all data back as needed. Check for changes in configuration files and adjust settings accordingly. This "recipe" should get you up and running quickly. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...