Re: upgrade from FBSD from 8.0-release to stable-8
On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:37:58 +, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i have seach to net but i haven't find a way to update my system from > 8.0-release to stable-8. > > can you tell me a way to do this? Basically, this process contains two main steps: fetching the sources, and compiling and installing the system. Step 1 can easily be done by using csup (it's in the base) with the following configuration: This into /etc/make.conf: SUP_UPDATE= yes SUP=/usr/bin/csup SUPFLAGS= -g -L 2 SUPHOST=cvsup.freebsd.org SUPFILE=/etc/sup/stable.sup This into /etc/sup/stable.sup: *default host=cvsup.freebsd.org *default base=/var/db *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress src-all You can of course select a mirror near your location. The tag= parameter selects what you will get, e. g. a certain specifig RELEASE, patches for a RELEASE, STABLE, or even CURRENT. The keyword RELENG_8 will give you 8-STABLE. If you've updated your sorces, read /usr/src/UPDATING, and for the steps how to start, refer to /usr/src/Makefile. You can also add compiling options to /etc/make.conf to be involved here; a typical setting could be setting CPUTYPE. Then you start. # cd /usr/src # make buildworld buildkernel # make installkernel Then reboot into single user mode: # reboot ... Ok boot -s ... When arrived in single user mode, check your partitions via fsck, and then mount them (mount -a). # cd /usr/src # mergemaster -p # make installworld # make delete-old # mergemaster # reboot When you now have reached multi user mode again, finally do # cd /usr/src # make delete-old-libs Check the result via # uname -a If you do have a custom kernel, add KERNCONF= to the make calls, e. g. # make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOOBAR or # make installkernel KERNCONF=FOOBAR respectively. Finally, see the excellent documentation in the FreeBSD Handbook. It should cover everything that hasn't been mentioned yet. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: upgrade from FBSD from 8.0-release to stable-8
On Sun 2010-06-06 13:37:58 UTC+, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas (terie...@gmail.com) wrote: > i have seach to net but i haven't find a way to update my system from > 8.0-release to stable-8. > > can you tell me a way to do this? My immediate thought was that if you can't work out how to update your system to FreeBSD-STABLE then you probably shouldn't be doing that. You should read the FreeBSD handbook then decide whether running STABLE is actually what you want to do. Particularly this page: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html Most FreeBSD users install FreeBSD-RELEASE then use the freebsd-update command to either patch it with security updates or upgrade to a newer version of RELEASE. As far as I know you can't use freebsd-update to upgrade to/from STABLE, only RELEASE. Regards Andrew ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: upgrade from FBSD from 8.0-release to stable-8
On 06/06/2010 4:37 μ.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i have seach to net but i haven't find a way to update my system from > 8.0-release to stable-8. > > can you tell me a way to do this? > > thanks in advance > Since you are just starting with this, I would advise against it. Unless you know STABLE contains something you really need (i.e. a must have driver or fix for your particular hardware), I would say stay on RELEASE until you are more comfortable with your system. Going from RELEASE to STABLE involves recompiling the system from source. It is not really difficult, but it will save you a lot of trouble if you first get better acquainted with your system. If you would like to try it anyway, here are the instructions: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/el/books/handbook/current-stable.html (starting from 24.5.2) Since you are experimenting and don't have any data on the system, you may also wish to directly install one of the snapshots that will get you directly to a STABLE system. You can find snapshot ISOs here: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/201005/ or you may even wish to try 8.1-BETA1 which is also available in local mirrors (like otenet): ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.1/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
upgrade from FBSD from 8.0-release to stable-8
hello, i have seach to net but i haven't find a way to update my system from 8.0-release to stable-8. can you tell me a way to do this? thanks in advance ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
