From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 16:14:21 2012 Return-Path: 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 79A2C758 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:14:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivares14031@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ie0-f173.google.com (mail-ie0-f173.google.com [209.85.223.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B0968FC0A for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:14:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ie0-f173.google.com with SMTP id e13so3057479iej.32 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:14:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=mOX6oJTSt5DJYznM1jIQBDsx8ogCoenv0Nn+TqwYcQI=; b=gjvVo7uF3Tp6CItRbO29/zmUkaOMLd3w3mFEg/ejHacFzNuNBHAeereDjXRueTvkBg FagKar+xI3b2KUVU2WaoyUl3lLtwPjVnujiqNVbye0Jq6GnQegATKWqItvQWXF7afwgD iKMqqDU1nrXCbjb8KCBHwcwV3c+CLSj4c5DneZ3UIHB4D3AUMwvyBd2ON2InK6DBfQEH qCa6TKPs58PJwAHDHv2gL0qwInptF0MlURKutZAqqkkfFVCqalO7N6U9wtwKTNi6lqLg 9UsviyTTt6swMlPwltnCFCQEsxeEn8NQZH6Caa5efuNm/R3LGrQNP3nO9nblNamvuKwj 01XQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.63.145 with SMTP id c17mr6464685ici.22.1355933653893; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:14:13 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.13.204 with HTTP; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:14:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1355933062.2501.19.camel@q> References: <1355852561.2501.10.camel@q> <20121218185757.f10640e0.freebsd@edvax.de> <1355933062.2501.19.camel@q> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:14:13 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD 8.3 amd64 From: Antonio Olivares To: Ralf Mardorf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:14:21 -0000 Ralf, On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi :) > > this isn't a request, just a note about the handbook, from the point of > view a newbie has got. > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > > "We also assume that you have already obtained the sources to a newer > system. If the sources available on the particular system are old too, > see Section 25.6 for detailed help about synchronizing them to a newer > version." > > I know svn from Linux, but I don't know what I should update using > svn ;). Yes, the ports, but to get knowledge were the ports are, I have > to google ;). This howto is more confusing for a newbie and seems to > need more reboots, so I started with > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html > > but it's not described how to do the following: > "Note that setting the BATCH environment variable to yes will answer yes > to any prompts during this process, removing the need for manual > intervention during the build process." > > regarding to google it's "env BATCH=yes", I'll test it next time I'll > reboot into FreeBSD. > > Another issue is, that the portupgrade command isn't found. Check in /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/ directory: Become super user, $ su - passwd: then as super user: # cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade then from that directory # make install clean and you should have the portugrade command :) You may also use at your discretion the portmaster tool? It works very well and a nice example is given by W. Block: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/portupgrade.html Best Regards, Antonio > > However, pppoe does work, but using vi never is fun for me :). > > I guess I'll read how to install software, IOW how to install > portupgrade and continue with the portupgrade method ASAP, later today, > or tomorrow. > > Regards, > Ralf > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"