Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:18:00 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade old System Message-ID: <8bd0b204-682b-fe1c-02e6-a504473efaf6@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20171111105416.9c74b061.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <BB1D7DC1-A988-4911-97E0-82C95B0A77C2@mail.sermon-archive.info> <20171111093555.a28a5692.freebsd@edvax.de> <A2B4E9EC-9B0E-4FC0-891A-7C402C8DCE87@mail.sermon-archive.info> <20171111105416.9c74b061.freebsd@edvax.de>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --F6ihg21vl6iA3vb7LuW6vQAMvJcaeQmcK Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="qajHEE8sVWrCdvDUndxTTiUlDxgCVBSX1"; protected-headers="v1" From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <8bd0b204-682b-fe1c-02e6-a504473efaf6@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Upgrade old System References: <BB1D7DC1-A988-4911-97E0-82C95B0A77C2@mail.sermon-archive.info> <20171111093555.a28a5692.freebsd@edvax.de> <A2B4E9EC-9B0E-4FC0-891A-7C402C8DCE87@mail.sermon-archive.info> <20171111105416.9c74b061.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20171111105416.9c74b061.freebsd@edvax.de> --qajHEE8sVWrCdvDUndxTTiUlDxgCVBSX1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 11/11/2017 09:54, Polytropon wrote: >>> FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #1: Wed Aug 24 10:25:44 CEST 2011 :-) >> Unfortunately, re-installation is not possible. Its just not >> accessible except via ssh. > Okay, this is limiting your options. Maybe you can use source > update, but not directly from 8.2 to 11.1, but instead to 9.0, > 10.0, 11.0; it's possible that you also need to upgrade each > of the major versions to the maximum minor version first, then > make the switch to the next major version. One thing to check before you start: is the root partition large enough? The space required for the root has grown steadily over the years and complaints about running out of space used to be a regular refrain on the lists when a new major release came out. Much less of a problem nowadays given the installer defaults to a single big partition for pretty much everything. Cheers, Matthew --qajHEE8sVWrCdvDUndxTTiUlDxgCVBSX1-- --F6ihg21vl6iA3vb7LuW6vQAMvJcaeQmcK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQKoBAEBCgCSFiEEGfFU7L8RLlBUTj8wAFE/EOCp5OcFAloGzllfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDE5 RjE1NEVDQkYxMTJFNTA1NDRFM0YzMDAwNTEzRjEwRTBBOUU0RTcUHG1hdHRoZXdA ZnJlZWJzZC5vcmcACgkQAFE/EOCp5OeLVg//WBywVTzFkgClcW73TJkvN0QXOCYu IiiUgnq/7X/0wQtQKJOr+g3Z66eLhE4t9+d2WFyyIqhi7iISF3CIA90oqN7N0+4P hVbNm+vvj96e8/1TCF1hKuwXKpUOdBZloEjnEF1iu6n9naODhwLT5aKy0HcgGOcc a+b2NutGUrhQY452SECObDf/3OpZPeRHl5E8qT1PEFhkN1DUVRHflFi4CSKGgDnE YR7McvmPPnhmPxX1ytLqnDH9gp9Da6dvahDxiEAjD50FOWb7Oyo5eh56lMN2Fy5f zMd8WzZd/BpeVhEoyTD3wKas5IGgo9WnIfUeRItB3EdKWBa6kKNuwQWW2F1mV89l dkKecbYFLb9WsfFNBZrRdI7GXl+Rnqme96YH2KTmKvv+KbSEfBcncu1VuiAlMtZh mwISEF6Uw9JhsXl5zGYu83/RHRWwVsW9KKHOreCe71c81CuTkLnWKWCH1wA69oG4 21BjvlkjfEorJMUlIizHsqS+eyVmVua2QSMWtFSD+5OCXDwGyCoiaor9lNFqlBAV tEOuufp7d2Sx0ssuiJYxBPXtjt6Mruz8tzh6wYVCquW1RvGXXIBcNvaEzlfXmbST DG47U2M03HaePg8Grmb9RFssAvbFhBmqWI+HMN5dQOrdrtw8OE+D6QZWaIHeRSwQ QnBLBewPdmt130k= =pEZj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --F6ihg21vl6iA3vb7LuW6vQAMvJcaeQmcK--
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