Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 06:57:02 -0400 From: "fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> To: "Joel" <rees@ddcom.co.jp>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: How to use snapshots Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGIEAHHFAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20050517124310.293F.REES@ddcom.co.jp>
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-----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Joel Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:47 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to use snapshots (reformatted, to maintain the thread) > > > ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ looks like > > install disc1 > > > content. > > > > > > How or what do I need to run to use this to update my system? > > > > > > Been to the official handbook with no luck. > > > > It's exactly like any other install image. > > Boot the floppies and do a binary upgrade. > > I have no idea what you mean by those statements. > What floppies are you talking about? > What does what you say have to do with system snapshots. > > How do I download the snapshot version with all the files and > sub-directors? > > This snapshot URL must be a normal thing available to the general > FreeBSD user. > So there must be some pre-canned way to download and use it. > How do I find this out? Read this whole section: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-ed ge.html Note, in particular, under the heading 19.2.2.3 Using FreeBSD-STABLE -- Joel Rees <rees@ddcom.co.jp> digitcom, inc. $B3t<02q<R%G%8%3%`(B Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 ** <http://www.ddcom.co.jp>; ** _______________________________________________ That section says "If you are installing a new system and want it to be as stable as possible, you can simply grab the latest dated branch snapshot from ftp://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ and install it like any other release. Or you can install the most recent FreeBSD-STABLE release from the mirror sites and follow the instructions below to upgrade your system to the most up to date FreeBSD-STABLE source code." OK now how does this answer my question of HOW do I grab the snapshot I want???? I know how to use the normal FTP mirror site to fetch the .iso file and burn a bootable cdrom or use cvs to build the sources to recompile the complete system.
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