Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:12:33 +0100 From: Andreas Rudisch <cyb.@gmx.net> To: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating from 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #901 to 8-release Message-ID: <20100105091233.03aaddc8.cyb.@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20100104191445.378072gqiht549kw@econet.encontacto.net> References: <20100104191445.378072gqiht549kw@econet.encontacto.net>
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--Signature=_Tue__5_Jan_2010_09_12_33_+0100_8tcwff+mmXNqlAPh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:14:45 -0600 eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote: > I intend to first upgrade my old, but up to date, 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD =20 > 7.2-STABLE #901 to the latest 8.0 release > I want to conserve as much as I can so I thought that I might give > freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE a try. freebsd-update does not work on STABLE branches. You can only track a RELEASE branch and a few Beta/RC releases with it. > I am trying to follow the instructions at > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/announce.html >From the first paragraph: "Systems running 7.[012]-RELEASE, 8.0-BETA[1234], or 8.0-RC[123] can upgrade" Andreas -- GnuPG key : 0x2A573565 | http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/de/ Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565 --Signature=_Tue__5_Jan_2010_09_12_33_+0100_8tcwff+mmXNqlAPh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAktC9HQACgkQ8P3NNypXNWVvBACdFL1gHZgw8zNimBRN6zZtG1Rg HjcAoIKM3p77PcyFDQFoecJAgH8EqO1D =NOF2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Tue__5_Jan_2010_09_12_33_+0100_8tcwff+mmXNqlAPh--
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