Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:30:16 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Greg Foster <gfoster9055@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading FreeBSD Message-ID: <20050202153016.GA66813@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4200EE07.2070700@comcast.net> References: <4200EE07.2070700@comcast.net>
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On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 10:13:11AM -0500, Greg Foster wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade from FreeBSD 3.2 to 5.3 > without doing a fresh install, and if possible what issues might I have. Possible: Yes. Recommended: Absolutely not! You will almost certainly have to do it in several steps. The sequence 3.2 -> 3.5.1 3.5.1 -> 4.1 4.1 -> 4.11 4.11 -> 5.3 *should* work, but no guarantees. Remember to read /usr/src/UPDATING very carefully before each step - most problems that you *will* encounter are documented there. The sequence backup all data make a fresh install of 5.3 restore data from backup will almost certainly be quicker, simpler, and less prone to catastrophic failure. (Making a backup of all important data is a *very* good idea anyway.) -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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