FreeBSD 5.3 RC1

[Frank Mayhar]

Bjoern Koenig wrote:
> Where "upgrade" means "format your hard disk and do a fresh clean installation".
> 
> I already tried to upgrade a 4.10 to 5.3 a half dozen times; it failed always. I didn't expect anything else because 4 and 5 are too different.

Oh, please.  If you just _follow the directions_ it goes smooth as silk.
Read /usr/src/UPDATING (and the "upgrading to 5.3" document which is
forthcoming).  I've done this twice now with no problems whatsoever.
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