From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 12 04:13:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 669B616A40F for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:13:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from avatar4d@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0102.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.237]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FC6143CA1 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:11:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from avatar4d@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id i11so895174nzh for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:13:10 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=ZBp3wd36JAwvUedLWCzOiW+LUZm73g3xGAqiv/WI6LDTthbmIuNCoX+F9x3bqNucsCUDnKBHhuARj2uEOT4gMwMqU5fH7z6boxjkq/QVzwD5xhYblBX8TdjJ9cjYF94nuKwegswRIEPSverr8M4acnY9UKEJJuJ02NzaXyuSHNw= Received: by 10.64.156.3 with SMTP id d3mr12340325qbe.1165896790023; Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:13:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.75.14 with HTTP; Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:13:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <17489c7a0612112013ifdce534y12ee6ea4ae7747de@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:13:09 -0500 From: "Chad Gross" To: "Garrett Cooper" In-Reply-To: <457E0CDC.2060308@u.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20061211120032.5DFBA16A611@hub.freebsd.org> <20061211213039.GA69273@ns.umpquanet.com> <17489c7a0612111705p604515efq2371aac614d6ccd6@mail.gmail.com> <457E0CDC.2060308@u.washington.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Major Version Upgrade - 4.11 to 5.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:13:20 -0000 On 12/11/06, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Chad Gross wrote: > > First I would address the first question. Only you can really answer > > whether > > or not there is a benefit. Is there a specific need (e.g. > software/hardware > > support) for you to upgrade? If not then I would recommend against the > > upgrade. If yes, I why not move to 6.x? I have been running FBSD since > > 4.0and have run every revision since and would not suggest using > > 5.x. Either stick with 4.x or move to 6.x based on your requirements. > > > > To answer your second question, the best place to look for help is the > > handbook ( > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > ). > > Also make sure to read /usr/src/UPDATING as this may contain special > > instructions. It is a general rule of thumb to do a clean install > between > > major revisions though. I have personally done them with success, but > would > > not recommend doing it on a production server if it is your first time > > doing > > one (as it sounds to be). Stick to upgrading between minor revisions > until > > you are familiar with the build/make process. Also these mailing lists > > are a > > great resource for help as is http://www.bsdforums.org/ (and a few > others, > > use Google). > > > > Finally, as mentioned above, from personal experience it is best to > stick > > with a clean install between major revisions. > > > > Good luck again, > > > > Chad > > >> Bad way to look at things, given that 4.x isn't supported > >>anymore by the FreeBSD group; so anything either userland or core system > >>related that needs to be upgraded due to a security or performance issue > >>would require an upgrade anyhow.. > >> You should run at least 5.x, but it's highly recommended that > >>you go to 6.x, due to performance improvements and the fact that you > >>won't have to source upgrade your system again for a lot longer period > >>of time (than if you moved to 5.x). > >> The only issue is that you don't have direct access to the > machine. > >>- -Garrett I apologize, I didn't realize that 4.x was no longer supported (I thought RELENG_4 was still getting commits). In that case, I would make the move to 6.x being that 5.x wasn't exactly the best release performance-wise and it will be moving out of support sooner too. Chad