From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 28 09:59:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA27450 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:59:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA27444 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:59:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.4/8.6.12) with SMTP id JAA12587; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:58:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:58:42 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Derrell Lipman cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Best method for upgrading FreeBSD version In-Reply-To: <199701280520.AAA23220@amber.vis-av.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Derrell Lipman wrote: > I was unable to find any info in the FAQ about HOW to upgrade from one > version of FreeBSD to a later version. What is the recommended > procedure? Here: FreeBSD Upgrade Checklist: 1) BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC, BACKUP /ETC. IT __WILL__ BE MODIFIED!!! 2) Boot the new floppy. Select the 'update' option. Follow the prompts. Make sure you MOUNT your filesystems and not NEWFS them. Select the same distributions you did originally and any you wish to add. 3) Hit 'commit'. Take note of the modified files. 4) WHen you're dumped to a shell prompt: . Copy services back from your backup /etc. It's three lines long now :( . Edit sysconfig and re-config from scratch using your old one as a guide. . Migrate any changes you made to rc.local and other files noted during the upgrade process. 5) Reboot, recompile & reinstall your kernel, reboot again, and enjoy. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major