Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:31:54 -0400 From: angelaoyu@eol.ca To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: upgrade freebsd from 4.0 Message-ID: <3CB7989A.F3BAF4F3@eol.ca>
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Dear all I visit to the website http://mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ and would like to upgrade freebsd Can I upgrade it remotely? But the website introduces to use single user. How do I do it? Thank you # cd /usr/obj # chflags -R noschg * # rm -rf * Compile the sources: # cd /usr/src # make buildworld Compile and install the new kernel: # cd /usr/src # make kernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL Drop to single user mode: # shutdown now # mount -u / # mount -a -t ufs # swapon -a Install the world: # cd /usr/src # make installworld Update /etc: # cp -Rp /etc /etc.old # /usr/sbin/mergemaster -v -w 132 (eliminate '-w 132' if 132x43 video mode is not activated) Update /dev: # cd /dev # /bin/sh MAKEDEV all Update /stand: # cd /usr/src/release/sysinstall # make clean # make all install Reboot to multi-user mode. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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