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Date:      Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:45:36 -0400
From:      Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net>
Cc:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Rom Albuquerque <a_romolo@hotmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Source level upgrade from 4.9 to CURRENT..
Message-ID:  <20090916164536.GA91963@atarininja.org>
In-Reply-To: <200909161451.02432.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net>
References:  <SNT114-W30A82828223906987304DBEDE30@phx.gbl> <20090916065625.GA627@lonesome.com> <200909161451.02432.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.current@mailing.thruhere.net>

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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:51:02PM +0200, Mel Flynn wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 September 2009 08:56:25 Mark Linimon wrote:
> > You've gotten some good advice about the steps necessary, but not the
> > advice that you'll spend a lot less time if you do a new install from
> > scratch.
> 
> Except OP mentions install from CD is broken for his system and I doubt 4.x 
> sysinstall will do 7.x new ftp install satisfactory. Of course, I like to be 
> proven wrong.

He can always try to install from a USB key if his machine supports
that. I did a 8.0-BETA3 install via USB key recently and it was easy.

-- WXS



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