i need my floppy disk drive.

[Brooks Davis]

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 10:10:45PM +0200, Ivan Voras wrote:
> h wrote:
> >is it safe to upgrade to current when i'm used to -release ?
> 
> I'd say *definetely NO!*. I made the similar mistake a week or so ago, 
> and now the -current kernel mis-recognizes my root ATA drive (can't 
> boot; I'm stuck in running 5.2-R kernel on a 5-current world; sigh).

This situation is caused by failure to follow the step by step
instructions in UPDATING.  They very clearly state you should try your
new kernel before updating your world.  If you do that, the risk should
be fairly minimal.

--- Brooks

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