MikeL's FreeBSD howto - Upgrading Versions
This is basically a checklist of how to upgrade an existing FreeBSD
installation from one STABLE version to another. The intent is not to
cover everything in detail, merely to point you to each of the tasks
that must be performed.
Related manual pages:
FreeBSD.org,
Handbook Ch. 19.2, (Current Vs. Stable).
DISCLAIMER!
There are about a billion things that can go wrong in this process. I
make no gaurantees that this process will work for you at all.
Vintners.Net cannot be held responsible in any way if your system gets
messed up by following procedures on this page.
This is merely a reminder page for me, made public in case it will
help you. The only real reference is the FreeBSD handbook page in the
link above. Best of luck!
- cvsup the source.
- Do Handbook ch. 21.4 (link above)
read /usr/src/UPDATING
clobber /usr/obj
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=<kernel>
shutdown now
fsck -p
mount -u
mount -a -t ufs
swapon -a
make installworld
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