From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 25 03:58:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96D4816A409 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:58:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@interpool.ca) Received: from simq1-srv.bellnexxia.net (simq1.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.151]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385DC13C480 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:58:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@interpool.ca) Received: from localhost ([69.158.191.49]) by simmts12-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <20070325025240.VXYC1582.simmts12-srv.bellnexxia.net@localhost>; Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:52:40 -0400 Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:53:12 -0400 From: Gerry Freymann To: Brett Glass Message-Id: <20070324225312.4f21a3ee.lists@interpool.ca> In-Reply-To: <200703231825.LAA01153@lariat.net> References: <200703231825.LAA01153@lariat.net> Organization: Interpool Development www.interpool.ca X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.9 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade from 4.x -> 6.2: Old file systems? 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: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:58:34 -0000 On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:24:50 -0600 Brett Glass wrote: >I have a server which I am considering upgrading from 4.11 to 6.2. >Besides the operating system disk (which contains all of the >expected partitions such as /, /usr, /var, and /tmp), There's a >large data disk on the system containing useful data that I'd like >to put back online as soon as the upgrade is completed. I went from FreeBSD 5.4R to 6.2R. On my drive, I had two partitions that I wanted to keep without losing. I was able to walk through sysinstall and slice up the drive as it was before, and when all was said and done, my two partitions that I was hoping to keep were intact (mind you, I did make backups just in case!). I was very pleased, and the upgrade to 6.2R was painless. (As a side note, I opted to wipe the other slices and do a fresh install of the OS and apps while retaining my two data slices). Your mileage may vary.... -gerry