Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:11:16 -0500 From: "The-IRC Hosting Administration Team" <Ryan@The-IRC.Org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Upgrading from 6.2 to 7.0 Message-ID: <08f801c88158$913c9170$b3b5b450$@Org> In-Reply-To: <47D2ED98.5090406@crackmonkey.us> References: <47C8AB02.3000305@splitstreams.com> <47D2ED98.5090406@crackmonkey.us>
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There is nothing wrong with obtaining the source code of 7.X and doing a
full recompile to upgrade your version sanely.
Just use a cvsup file like this and run it with cvsup -g -L 2 cvs-supfile
*default host=cvsup4.us.FreeBSD.org
*default base=/var/db
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7
*default delete
*default compress
*default use-rel-suffix
src-all
After you've obtained the new sourcecode do the following.
`cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree).
`make buildworld'
`make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
`make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
`reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).
`mergemaster -p'
`make installworld'
`mergemaster'
`reboot'
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Adam J Richardson
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 2:49 PM
To: Jay Deiman
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Upgrading from 6.2 to 7.0
Jay Deiman wrote:
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> I have a couple of 6.2 machines that I would like to upgrade to the 7.0
> release. Is there an "official" set of instructions for this process?
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> Thanks,
>
> Jay Deiman
Hi Jay,
This isn't a recommendation or anything, but I did manage to upgrade one
of my boxes from 6.3-SOMETHING to 7.0-BETA4 using the standard make
{build{world,kernel},install{kernel,world}} process. I didn't have any
problems with it, but it's not a supported method, so only do this if
you're a crazy like me with no regard for his data. Actually you're
probably best off backing up all your data and doing a clean install.
Since I'm a crazy with no regard for his data, I'm doing it again
tonight, this time to 7.0-RELEASE with a GENERIC kernel. I'll let you
know how it goes.
YMMV
#include <disclaimer.h>
etc.
Regards,
Adam J Richardson
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