Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:36:19 -0700 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: Don O'Neil <lists@lizardhill.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update problem (on 6.2) Message-ID: <460AC3B3.1020605@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <01aa01c7716e$70011990$0600020a@mickey> References: <460AAC3C.3070801@quip.cz> <460AB326.3010501@freebsd.org> <01aa01c7716e$70011990$0600020a@mickey>
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Don O'Neil wrote: > Can I use freebsd-update to update from 6.1-STABLE-200608 to the latest > version? When I try to run the program it says its not compatible... Is > there a way to force it to update anyway Only by editing the freebsd-update script or by modifying uname(1). > and is there any reason I would > NOT want to force it? In general it's a bad idea, since FreeBSD Update looks at what files you had installed from the old release and whether you've modified any of them in order to decide how to upgrade to the new release. If you confuse freebsd-update enough to convince it to upgrade your non-supported installation, it's likely to overwrite modified configuration files or not update files. > I'm just trying to figure out the best way to get my machine updated, which > was installed from a snapshot ISO, without having to do a buildworld. There isn't any good solution here, yet. I might add support for the snapshot ISOs at some point (at least for upgrading to/from them -- there will not be security updates built for them). Colin Percival
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