Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 09:13:40 -0700 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: masayoshi <rockstar01@y7mail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update (custom kernel) Message-ID: <20111103161340.GC25517@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <1320335356.50710.YahooMailClassic@web122206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1320335356.50710.YahooMailClassic@web122206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 08:49:16AM -0700, masayoshi thus spake: >I would like to know about freebsd-update command. >It is rumoured that freebsd-update command does not work well with custom kernel. >First question is the following : > >> su - >#freebsd-update fetch >#freebsd-update install > >Does this command work well? > >The answer is ..... >[A].Always work, [B]Depend on my computer. > > >Second question is ... >For example,if I upgrade from FreeBSD 7.4 to 8.2 by freebsd-update command. >Can I upgrade without failure? >I would like to know only "success rate"? > >The answer is .... >[A].about 100%, [B].about 80%,[C].about 75%,[D] less than 50% > >Thanks in advance. > I does work fine with a custom kernel, as long as you are running and maintaining the actual update server that distributes. 1. Always work 2. Can never account for 100 percent... I've not run into a problem, though. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-update-server/ -jgh -- Jason Helfman System Administrator experts-exchange.com http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_4830110.html E4AD 7CF1 1396 27F6 79DD 4342 5E92 AD66 8C8C FBA5
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