On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:34:50AM +0100, Anders Trob?ck wrote: >> Den Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:11:26 +0000 >> skrev Jamie Paul Griffin <ja...@kode5.net>: >> >> > / Tyler Morgan wrote on Wed 31.Oct'12 at 20:04:11 -0700 / >> > >> > > Don't do it! Seriously, the upgrade process is easy, and is worth >> > > becoming familiar with. At least give it a shot since you're >> > > planning on reinstalling anyway. I think you'll be pleasantly >> > > surprised! >> > >> > Just out of curiosity, do you think the easiest method is to use the >> > bds.rd method or should I use a CD to do the upgrade, is one method >> > preferred or easier over the other? >> >>> I always (well almost, I have some systems where I do the tar thing) use >>> bsd.rd and it has worked perfect for me every time so far! I don't know >>> if it's the official preferred way but it's the way I prefer!:-) > > >Doing an upgrade running bsd.rd loaded from a disk is pretty much the >same as loading bsd.rd from cd. It's actually the same file, so do >what is most convenient for you. > >The cd has alls the sets, in some cases it is faster than using net. >In other cases using the net is faster or more convenient. Decide for >yourself. > >untarring the sets and copying the kernel by hand is not recommended. > > -Otto
By the "tar thing" he probably means, http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Multiple
