Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-31 Thread JoaoBR
On Monday 29 October 2007 20:25:18 Jason Slack wrote: > I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with 4GB of > RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and I could > get into a new apartment together. you really should read manpage of "gmirror deactivate"

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-31 Thread Jeffrey Goldberg
On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Jason Slack wrote: but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and I could get into a new apartment together. I've seen plenty of apartment buildings with a "no dogs" policy, but this seems to be going too far. I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-31 Thread Christian Neugum
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri wrote: > Hello Jason, > > - Original Message >> From: Jason Slack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM >&g

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-31 Thread Mark Kirkwood
Roland Smith wrote: Remember to remove old files and libraries with `make delete-old' and `make delete-old-libs' as explained in /usr/src/Makefile. It is advisable to remove and install your ports from scratch when upgrading to a new major version, because the automatic port updating tools don'

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread security
Bruce Burden wrote: On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 04:25:18PM -0700, Jason Slack wrote: I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready?

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:36:27AM -0500, Bruce Burden wrote: > On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 04:25:18PM -0700, Jason Slack wrote: > > > > I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one > > to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test > > releases

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 07:04:43AM -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote: > Jason Slack wrote: >> I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not >> one >> to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test >> releases of 7 available now to the final release whe

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Chris H.
Quoting Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hello Jason, - Original Message From: Jason Slack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions Hi All, I am new to FreeBSD, o

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Philipp Ost
Jason Slack wrote: I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have to wipe? Yes, you can upgrade your system without w

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Bartosz Fabianowski
can you upgrade from the test releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have to wipe? Some machines out there have been continuously upgraded since the FreeBSD 2.x days. So yes, by all means, FreeBSD can be upgraded without wiping.

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Bruce Burden
On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 04:25:18PM -0700, Jason Slack wrote: > > I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one > to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test > releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have > to

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Dan Rue
On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 04:25:18PM -0700, Jason Slack wrote: > Hi All, > > I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. > > I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with 4GB of > RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and I could get > into a new apartment toget

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Jason C. Wells
Jason Slack wrote: I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have to wipe? You can easily upgrade from 7.0-BETA to 7

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri
Hello Jason, - Original Message > From: Jason Slack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:25:18 AM > Subject: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions > > Hi All, > > I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. > > I

Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-30 Thread David Syphers
On Monday 29 October 2007, Jason Slack wrote: > Hi All, > > I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. > > I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with 4GB of > RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and I could > get into a new apartment together. > > I want t

Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

2007-10-29 Thread Jason Slack
Hi All, I am new to FreeBSD, or want to be. I have an HP Media center PC that has the Viiv 920-D processor with 4GB of RAM. I hate Windows, but had to sell my MacBook so my Fiance and I could get into a new apartment together. I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am n