From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 6 04:32:25 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id EAA09809 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 6 Feb 1995 04:32:25 -0800 Received: from nanolon.gun.de (nanolon.gun.de [192.109.159.5]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id EAA09803 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 1995 04:32:22 -0800 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by nanolon.gun.de (8.6.8.1/8.6.6) with UUCP id NAA03326; Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:29:37 +0100 Received: (from andreas@localhost) by knobel.GUN.de (8.6.9/8.6.9) id MAA02709 Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:52:16 +0100 From: Andreas Klemm Message-Id: <199502061152.MAA02709@knobel.GUN.de> Subject: Re: 0202 Snap - How the Heck do you Upgrade To: tpr@picspc01.pics.com (Terry Rossi) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:52:16 +0100 (MET) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199502050432.XAA23912@picspc01.pics.com> from "Terry Rossi" at Feb 4, 95 11:32:13 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1715 Sender: questions-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I have asked this question before, but have not recieved any responses. > What is the procedure / method for upgrading to the SNAP release. > I am currently running 2.0R and would very much like to upgrade to > fix my slip and ppp problems. Please help. Since the SNAPS are shapshots of a "very current" release, I think its addressed mainly for people, who know what they do or for people who want to play around to see, what they can expect in 2.1. The SNAPS are additionally being made for the developers so that they get faster feedback, if there is something wrong, with drivers or programs. So I think you expect a bit too much. If I were you, I would do a fullbackup in any cases, even if there would be an upgrade path ! And, when you have a full backup ... then I really would install from scratch. Because this is every time a good occasion to get a fresh unfragmented filesystem... Additionally you could make a script to save some urgently needed system files on a floppy, if your backup device shouldn't be fast, to get your system (uucp,sendmail,net,nameserver,etc.) faster up and running. Another way would be to get only the sources of the snapshot and to do a make world or such ... But such bootstrapping things can sometimes be nasty I think ... Be brave, make fullbackup and install from scratch. A good occasion to check Jordans new system installation routines ;-) Help the world ;-) Andreas /// -- andreas@knobel.gun.de /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ - Support Unix - akl@wup.de - *** apsfilter - irgendwie clever *** ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/Linux/local/packs/APSfilter/aps-49...:-)