Den fre 30 okt. 2026 kl 09:09 skrev Roderick <[email protected]>: > Without internet, easy to solve troubles can be difficult to solve. > How would you upgrade an old system without (good) internet, > without risking that the process fails ending with a broken > system that makes upgrading more difficult? > > Can one always boot bsd.rd be with old boot loader? >
Yes. > Of course, a solution could be to bring booting media, > together with all binaries including packages needed for > the upgrade, and I would do it, but if it does not boot, then > I have a problem (due to limiting conditions). > > In principle, I would prefer to seldom upgrade, ... > > Any idea? > > A bootable usb stick or cd image will have a bsd.rd along with the install sets, so you have a rescue image thereso while bsd.rd might be a bit limited, it does allow you to fsck, fdisk, edit files and write bootblocks as needed. Also, test upgrades on similar systems before to see it works. -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
