Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:05:19 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Phillip Rhodes <rhodespc@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: where is sysinstall? Message-ID: <20020205160519.S1599@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020204234131.02476ec0@mail.telerama.com>; from rhodespc@yahoo.com on Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 11:49:33PM -0500 References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020204234131.02476ec0@mail.telerama.com>
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On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 11:49:33PM -0500, Phillip Rhodes wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to upgrade a 3.4 system to the latest. > What I want to do is use the sysinstall program for each upgrade in version > (3.4->3.51->4.1.1->...) > > But when I look in the distribution directories (ftp.freebsd.org) , I can > not find it. > > I do have a version on my system (/stand/sysinstall) but it is for 3.4 > version. The upgrade documentation specifically states that to upgrade I > need the sysinstall of the version I am upgrading to. > > I am missing something here. Thanks! > > BTW, if it matters, I have to do the entire upgrade via telnet, as the > server in co-located far, far, far away. If you can't access it via the console, an upgrade via source comes in mind for this. Sysinstall comes normally with a cdrom or floppies and requires two reboots. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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