Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:03:38 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: "Brian D. Woodruff" <wood@eris.quintessential.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: 3.1 UNstable Message-ID: <19990331180338.A40159@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990331090226.008bdd30@freeq.com>; from Brian D. Woodruff on Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 09:02:26AM -0600 References: <3.0.6.32.19990330142132.009573e0@freeq.com> <3.0.6.32.19990328111310.008b1840@freeq.com> <3.0.6.32.19990327211654.008b91f0@freeq.com> <3.0.6.32.19990328111310.008b1840@freeq.com> <19990330110358.25780.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> <3.0.6.32.19990330142132.009573e0@freeq.com> <19990331135916.A39774@sr.se> <3.0.6.32.19990331090226.008bdd30@freeq.com>
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On Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 09:02:26AM -0600, Brian D. Woodruff wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you want to get 3.1-RELEASE or 3.1-STABLE (which is currently a link
> >> >> back to 3.1-RELEASE), you MUST use the floppy disks for 3.1-RELEASE,
> >> >
> >> >I don't want to belittle you or the troubles you've had with
> >> >this, but I think there's a point that's worth making here.
> >> >
> >> >When installing some new OS, you should always use the bits and
> >> >pieces that belong to that version of the OS. This is basic
> >> >stuff for anybody who wants to retain their sanity and applies
> >> >to all OSes, not just FreeBSD.
> >>
> >> Every version of FreeBSD I've ever used comes with a program called
> >> /stand/sysinstall which has an option called "upgrade". This option doesn't
> >> work if you're upgrading to 3.1 from *any* prior version, including 3.0. If
> >
> >I made my upgrade from 3.0-RELEASE -> 3.1-RELEASE using the 3.1 floppies
> >and the option UPGRADE in sysinstall No problems! I've NEVER had any
> >problems using the right floppies and the upgrade choice, except from my
> >home box, which had a lot of installs not made from the ports.
>
> maybe installing from floppies is different from installing off the net?
> comments?
I didn't install from floppies. I just started the installation with the
3.1-RELEASE boot floppies. The rest went on from ftp!
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