Re: 12.4-STABLE to 13.3-STABLE upgrade

In reply to: Gareth de Vaux : "12.4-STABLE to 13.3-STABLE upgrade"
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From: mike tancsa <mike_at_sentex.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:50:43 UTC

On 7/29/2024 5:24 AM, Gareth de Vaux wrote:
> Hi guys, I need to upgrade from 12.4-STABLE r373297 (27 Dec 2023) to 13.3-STABLE
>
> Do I need to upgrade first to 13.0-RELEASE to bridge some compatibilities?
>
> I'm worried for example about updating ZFS bootcode but actually downgrading
> to 13.0-RELEASE and bricking the system.
>
> I assume I can then source upgrade from -RELEASE to -STABLE without issue.

I did a RELENG_12 to RELENG_13 (around May I think) upgrade not that 
long ago and it was fine.  After I did the installkernel/world I did 
etcupdate on the 3rd reboot.  Then I did the zpool upgrade and then 
updated the boot loaders on my 2 disks (mirror) before rebooting and all 
was fine.

     ---Mike