Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:34:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Artz <jasonartz@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Want to install RELEASE-6.1, have 5.3 disks Message-ID: <20060923203409.64218.qmail@web34314.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hello, I want to install FreeBSD 6.1 on my system, but I only have a version 5.3 CD. I can tell sysinstall to get 6.1 instead of 5.3 via FTP (under "Options, Release name"), but I read that using an old sysinstall to install a new version is a bad idea. I cannot figure out how to obtain a new sysinstall without making boot floppies (I have no floppy drive nor a CDRW). Can I install 5.3 and then somehow upgrade via FTP to 6.1? Or download the new sysinstall to my 5.3 installation, run it, and install 6.1 instead? What's the best method? Thanks, Jasonhome | help
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