Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:26:15 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Nagy =?iso-8859-1?B?TOFzemzz?= Zsolt <nagylzs@freemail.hu> Cc: "B. Cook" <bcook@poughkeepsieschools.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3 -> 6.2 should work right? Message-ID: <20070122222615.GB30161@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <45B4F7FA.8020308@freemail.hu> References: <45B4D5FA.7000000@poughkeepsieschools.org> <45B4F7FA.8020308@freemail.hu>
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On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 06:44:26PM +0100, Nagy L=E1szl=F3 Zsolt wrote: > B. Cook wrote: > >I'm inheriting an older network and I'm trying to update it.. > > > >cvsup to 6_2.. > > > >Doing a build kernel && install kernel > > > >then reboot and build world && install world && mergemaster -p if needed > > > >then rebuild the kernel and reinstall it.. > > > >right? > > > >I couldn't see anything major in UPDATING.. am I missing something? > First, you should update your system to RELENG_5_5. Then probably you=20 > can try to update to RELENG_6_2. It is always good to update to the=20 > latest minor before you update to a different major version. >=20 > By the way, updating a system from 5 to 6 is a headache. (Updating from= =20 > 4 to 5 is much easier.) It is the other way around in my experience. Going from 4.x to 5.x is quite a bit of work and not for the faint of heart. From 5 to 6 is not much more difficult than upgrading from (say) 5.4 to 5.5 or 6.1 to 6.2 > Many will suggest (including me) to install your=20 > new 6.2 system from binaries, and then transfer your programs and users,= =20 > if possible. --=20 <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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