Re: How to use snapshots

[Joel]

(reformatted, to maintain the thread)
(B> > > > > ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/   looks like
(B> > > > install disc1
(B> > > > > content.
(B> > > > >
(B> > > > > How or what do I need to run to use this to update my system?
(B> > > > >
(B> > > > > Been to the official handbook with no luck.
(B> > > >
(B> > > > It's exactly like any other install image.
(B> > > > Boot the floppies and do a binary upgrade.
(B> > >
(B> > > I have no idea what you mean by those statements.
(B> > > What floppies are you talking about?
(B> > > What does what you say have to do with system snapshots.
(B> > >
(B> > > How do I download the snapshot version with all the files and
(B> > > sub-directors?
(B> > >
(B> > > This snapshot URL must be a normal thing available to the general
(B> > > FreeBSD user.
(B> > > So there must be some pre-canned way to download and use it.
(B> > > How do I find this out?
(B> > 
(B> > Read this whole section:
(B> > 
(B> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html
(B> > 
(B> > Note, in particular, under the heading
(B> > 
(B> >     19.2.2.3 Using FreeBSD-STABLE
(B> 
(B> That section says  "If you are installing a new system and want it
(B> to be as stable as possible, you can simply grab the latest dated
(B> branch snapshot from
(B> ftp://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ and install it
(B> like any other release. Or you can install the most recent
(B> FreeBSD-STABLE release from the mirror sites and follow the
(B> instructions below to upgrade your system to the most up to date
(B> FreeBSD-STABLE source code."
(B> 
(B> OK now how does this answer my question of  HOW do I grab the
(B> snapshot I want????
(B> 
(B> I know how to use the normal FTP mirror site to fetch the .iso file
(B> and burn a bootable cdrom  or use cvs to build the sources to
(B> recompile the complete system.
(B
(BThen you should, as nearly as I understand it, know how to install or
(Bupgrade to a snapshot. Try re-reading 
(B
(B    19.2.2 Staying Stable with FreeBSD
(B
(BOr were you wondering which tag to pick up. Take a look at sections A.5
(Band A.6.
(B
(B<http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html>
(B<http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html>
(B
(BI used cvsup, and I think I used the tag RELENG_5 to get the most recent
(Bstable at that point. The steps for buildworld were straightforward,
(Bthough I had plenty of time to do other things while waiting. I used
(Bportupgrade, which is linked somewhere in those pages, to bring the
(Bports up to the current kernel and userland after that also took a fair
(Bamount of time. (Days, in fact.)
(B
(BAnd I did have to read those pages and several others they reference
(Bseveral times while I was following the instructions to get a good idea
(Bof what was happening.
(B
(BBeyond that, I don't know what to tell you. 
(B
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