From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 2 19:14:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FB4116A4B3 for ; Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:14:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.198.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B85843FDD for ; Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:14:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DougB@freebsd.org) Received: from master.dougb.net (12-234-18-52.client.attbi.com[12.234.18.52]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <2003100302140101300lvi7ne>; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 02:14:01 +0000 Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:14:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton To: "F. Even" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20031002190842.N677@znfgre.qbhto.arg> References: Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-message-flag: Outlook -- Not just for spreading viruses anymore! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading 4.0 to stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:14:03 -0000 On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, F. Even wrote: > My problem being though is the box is about 60 mi. away and I have limited > access to it. I was hoping to be able to pull this off remotely.... > > What I'm basically looking for is guidance on actually doing an upgrade. Then listen to someone who's been there and done that. The amount of hassle, and potential for massive destruction, far overshadows any inconvenience you may experience by having to drive there and do it in person. Not to mention, you will actually save time in the long run, even including the drive. Of course, in the end it's up to you, so good luck. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection