Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:08:39 -0800 (PST) From: Herman Tan <mengtrading@rocketmail.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: updating from 12/25/1999 -current? Message-ID: <20010220210839.25651.qmail@web2904.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010219031823.A42403@mollari.cthul.hu>
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--- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 01:19:13AM -0800, Herman Tan > wrote: > > Greetings everyone: > > > > Will I run into any problems doing a make world > from a > > 12/25/1999 version of -CURRENT to the latest > -current? > > I noticed on -RELEASE machines when I went from > > 3.3-R to 4.1-R, I had problems because the loaded > > kernel doesn't have the modules and I had to use > the > > Generic kernel in 4.1R and reboot the machine. > Any > > suggestions? Thanks. > > It can probably be done, perhaps with a bit of > hoop-jumping (see > /usr/src/UPDATING), but you may find a binary > upgrade to be easier. > > Kris Wouldn't there be a problem after the world build since the currently loaded kernel won't support certain calls and there would be no way out? I know a binary upgrade would work but it would mess up the /etc directory which I plan to update manually... HT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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