* On 21/05/06 20:23 +0800, Jiongyi Jiang (citiz) wrote: | Dear all, | | I got 5.4 installed before and now wants to have 6.1. | Is there any way to upgrade from 6.1 to 5.4 rather than install a | fresh version of 6.1? Thanks in advance.
hi Jiang, I am FreeBSD "damu" (by blood), and so I'll tell you how I do it. Between 5.x and 6.x, you really do not need a fresh install. Just use cvsup to update. If you know how to use cvsup, then in your supfile for the source tree, you could change the tag to: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_1_0_RELEASE (This will give you 6.1-RELEASE). Then just run cvsup: cvsup -g -L 2 /path/to/supfile Now read the UPDATING: less /usr/src/UPDATING If you've been updating sources and UPDATING before, then reading this file almost tells you everything you need to know, and even what is likely to bite you. Now that we are at it, /usr/ports/UPDATING is another masterpiece. Both files are chronicled from the last time there was a major version change/bump. -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"