Date: Thu, 22 Jun 95 18:33:09 EDT From: yzalkow@birch.ee.vt.edu (Yuval Zalkow) To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Best way to update from 2.0R to 2.0.5R Message-ID: <9506222233.AA00728@fox.ee.vt.edu>
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Hello, Can someone tell me the best way to upgrade my system from 2.0R to 2.0.5R? I have a pretty standard 2.0R install. All of my user and locally made programs are in seperate directories. I want NOT to reformat both hard drives and start from scratch installing. I tried to download the entire source tree 2.0.5R and compile it to install the new version, but that didn't work -- I ran into many compile problems with things like constants and headers not found. So far, I haven't been having much success. Any good insights into this problem would be helpful. I don't have a fast connection to the net, only a 14.4Kbps modem SLIP connection through school. I have a bunch of other machines on a local network, which can do NFS, but its a painfully slow NFS -- through OS/2. Last time I tried it under Linux served NFS, it didn't too well either. I haven't had much luck with the install program in 2.0. So basically, what is the best route to take in order to upgrade the system from 2.0R to 2.0.5R? Secondly, after I get the system up to 2.0.5R, will I have to recompile all my utilties I made under 2.0R? I guess lastly, I have problems with using the lnc driver for networks. I have to network cards, one is a very generic NE2000 clone which runs under the ed driver just fine. The problem is I cannot get the lnc driver to work with the ed driver, I will soon need both to work. I get a "heartbeat failure" error from my Boca Network card which uses the Lance chipset. I'm pretty sure that its not a configuration problem, and I would be willing to go into more depth, but I don't think everybody needs to hear about it. If I could be pointed in the right direction, that would be great. thanks, -- Chris Inacio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- cinacio@vt.edu | Computer Engineering | Nifty quote here! yzalkow@birch.ee.vt.edu | Virginia Tech | inacio@x-logic.async.vt.edu | |
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