Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:55:56 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: sathiyaraj v <sathiyarajmca@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade from 4.2 to 6.2 Message-ID: <20160226165556.16940e82.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAGCgGAVqmD5PO4xR9y=LJ7SkHOE5XaPPWWpAp0Yd13mk3YyZzA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGCgGAUCkcmz6wr9SwP=PmV8YWtWrJ8nCAT6qhS7x3opZYy32g@mail.gmail.com> <20160226161309.85976ddc.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAGCgGAVqmD5PO4xR9y=LJ7SkHOE5XaPPWWpAp0Yd13mk3YyZzA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:59:22 +0530, sathiyaraj v wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for the information. Where can I find the precompiled package for > 6.2? I am just checking some bug fixes. You can find them here: http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/powerpc/6.2-RELEASE/ Set $PACKAGESITE accordingly for pkg_add to work as intended. See "man pkg_add" for details. > (Tcp sync crash fix)So from 4.2 to > 10.2 is a long journey for me. It is, but you might have good reasons to keep an older (or unsupported) version running. However, using the currently supported version is usually advised. http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html https://wiki.freebsd.org/powerpc But with a "new installation after backup" approach the distance between two versions is "one maintenance session", no matter what those version are. :-) > Can you help me to upgrade 6.2 ? If that > works for me let me think of upgrading 10.2. Refer to my last post for a broad outline of how to do it. Basically, it's "backup, install new, restore selected stuff"). But allow me to re-emphasize the importance of a backup. :-) For more specific information, contact the "freebsd-ppc" mailing list (as you might run into situations specific to the ppc architecture). http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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