Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:06:47 -0700 From: David Knapp <dknapp@luciamar.k12.ca.us> To: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: from 2.2.8 to 3.2 with the 4CD set... Message-ID: <3778FD27.AA52DAB0@luciamar.k12.ca.us> References: <199906291632.JAA14804@athena.tera.com>
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search the archives for freebsd-stable, there is/was a recent thread
there about a similar question.
the thread is called 2.2.8->3.2 woes. - here is a helpful message from
someone who knows more than I do
Quoting Tenacious (tMind@bigfoot.com):
> I have a 2.2.7-release now and I want to upgrade to 3.2-stable. Anywhere I
> can find step by step documentation? Or if you can show me the way.
I'd suggest the following steps:
1. install mergemaster from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/mergemaster)
2. Read through the mergemaster man page.
3. print out the following "excellent" documents from the web:
A. http://www.ucb.crimea.ua/~ru/FreeBSD/30upgrade.html
(Upgrading to FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE by Ruslan Ermilov)
B.
http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html
("Making the world" your own by Nik Clayton)
4. Get comfortable and read through the above documents
5. Read through /usr/src/Makefile
6. Relax and "get your mind right son" #:^) because
you're about to perform the following upgrade:
2.2.7-release -> 2.2.8-stable
2.2.8-stable -> 3.2-stable
When you're finished bask in the glow of a job well done ...
#:^)
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Gary Kline wrote:
>
> My 4CD set from Walnut Creek was in the mail the other
> day. I'm first going to install it on my experimental
> platform...but I'd like to hear of any caveats from brave
> souls who have already done this: upgraded from 2.X to 3.X
> with the CD's.
>
> What gotcha is most likely to snag? --aside from sending
> countless hours hand-upgrading /etc/rc.conf.
>
> Anybody care to share old war stories?
>
> thanks for whatever insights!
>
> gary
>
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hth
dbk
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