From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 10:57:10 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB08D16A4CE for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 10:57:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta13.adelphia.net (mta13.mail.adelphia.net [68.168.78.44]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3713443DB0 for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 10:57:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com) Received: from barbish ([69.172.31.81]) by mta13.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.01 201-2131-118-101-20041129) with SMTP id <20050517105707.LFPZ4191.mta13.adelphia.net@barbish>; Tue, 17 May 2005 06:57:07 -0400 From: "fbsd_user" To: "Joel" , Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 06:57:02 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-2022-JP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20050517124310.293F.REES@ddcom.co.jp> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: How to use snapshots X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 10:57:11 -0000 -----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 digitcom, inc. 株式会社デジコム Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 ** ** _______________________________________________ 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.