From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 14:16:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4CC216A419 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:16:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: from web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.201.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ABF0013C4A7 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:16:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: (qmail 21213 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Oct 2007 14:16:37 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=gCsZjRoaQNQlSaGfQlmLikKQgF3bwiaEK46N4DbUtAGvY1i1BzX59hp2RlepJdaur5TB4VuMwfxt7TvnpweDmJmEjeQLwW6FK0OMcsRYIi0o8Nr7HraZVfRk7FWfBIwzHyuZWCAjb1gjWRNuL5g6rtq7LseMRPdp3Kch3OHHKRs=; X-YMail-OSG: 7vTNeH8VM1kmv6VgjdSIyq9jUwoUj5XUNnBpm1fPFkaJ0O5JL75X8IHRcQbwYiOUCMHFWhHZ9xvNUa_JVZ3lRXjeH8lpCYANE8ESgy1FlTMEFnG_6zE- Received: from [89.211.5.3] by web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:16:37 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/814.06 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134.12 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:16:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri To: Jason Slack , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <469276.20580.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:16:39 -0000 Hello Jason,=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Jason Slack =0A> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org=0A> Sent: Tuesday, Oct= ober 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM=0A> Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions=0A> =0A> = Hi All,=0A> =0A> I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be.=0A> =0A> I have an HP = Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with=0A> 4GB=0A> =0A of= =0A> RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and=0A> I= =0A> =0A could get=0A> into a new apartment together.=0A> =0A> I want to tr= y version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am=0A> not=0A> =0A one= =0A> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from=0A> th= e=0A> =0A test=0A> releases of 7 available now to the final release when re= ady? Or do=0A> you=0A> =0A have=0A> to wipe?=0A> =0A> I apologize, but I am= from a Solaris environment and then OS X.=0A> =0A> Jason=0A> -- =0A> "Don'= t be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with=0A> people=0A> = =0A who=0A> are reckless with yours"........Lehrmann (1997)=0A=0AYou can al= ways upgrade to a newer FreeBSD version without too much hassle.=0A=0AHere = are the steps.=0A=0Acsup your src tree to RELENG_7=0A=0AThen do these steps= as root=0A=0A#cd /usr/src=0A#make cleandir=0A#make cleanworld=0A#mergemast= er -p=0A#make buildworld=0A#make buildkernel=0A#make installkernel=0A#reboo= t=0A#cd /usr/src=0A#make installworld=0A#mergemaster -iU (-iU added to auto= matically install files that don't exist and upgrade those that haven't cha= nged.=0A#reboot=0A=0Amergemaster made it very easy to upgrade, thank you Do= ug! }:)=0A =0ARegards, =0A-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri=0AArab Portal=0Ahttp= ://www.WeArab.Net/=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_______________________________________= ___________=0ADo You Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spa= m protection around =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com