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Subject: Re: upgrading 5.4 -> 6.0 without reinstalling. safe ?
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:35:59 +0100, Marian Hettwer <MH@kernel32.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> short additional step:
>
> Claus Guttesen wrote:
>>  The easiest would be to
>>  1. cvsup to RELENG_6 (or RELENG_6_0)
> 1.1 cd /usr/obj; chflags noschg *; rm -rf *
>> 2. cd /usr/src
>> 3. make buildworld
>> 4. make buildkernel
>> 5. make installkernel
>> 6. mergemaster -p
>> 7. reboot into single-usermode and verify your new kernel works
>> 8. mount -a
>> 9. make installworld
>> 10. mergemaster
>> 11. reboot
>
> best regards,
> Marian
> PS.: Just did an upgrade remote from 5.4-RELEASE to 6.0-RELEASE without  
> any problems. Steps taken as described above ;)

How do you reboot into single-usermode from remote?
(Rebooting isn't really the problem, working in single-usermode is.)

-- 
  Ronald Klop
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands