Upgrading from 6.0 to 6.1

[jeff.cross at averageadmins.com]

Quoting "Zimmerman, Eric" <Zimmerman.Eric at con-way.com>:

> Freebsd-update works on my box (but theres been no updates as of yet).
>
> As long as you track RELEASE it should work fine
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jeff.cross at averageadmins.com
> [mailto:jeff.cross at averageadmins.com]
>> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:10 PM
>> To: Zimmerman, Eric
>> Subject: RE: Upgrading from 6.0 to 6.1
>>
>> Quoting "Zimmerman, Eric" <Zimmerman.Eric at con-way.com>:
>>
>> > Try this
>> >
>> > https://mikestammer.com/doku.php?id=updateos
>> >
>> > its what I wrote up for myself when I update
>> >
>> > worked for me from 6 to 6.1 and should meet your needs just fine
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
>> >> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of jeff.cross at averageadmins.com
>> >> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 12:15 PM
>> >> To: questions at freebsd.org
>> >> Cc: jeff.cross at averageadmins.com
>> >> Subject: Upgrading from 6.0 to 6.1
>> >>
>> >> This has possibly been discussed a number of times, and if it has,
> I
>> >> apologize.  Here is my situation:
>> >>
>> >> I would like to upgrade my existing 6.0-SECURITY system to
> 6.1-RELEASE
>> >> and continue using freebsd-update to keep my system on the up and
> up.
>> >> I read through the upgrade instructions on disk #1 of the 6.1
> release
>> >> CD and wondered if that would be the easiest way to upgrade?
>> >>
>> >>  From what I read, all of the configuration files for 6.1 would be
> in
>> >> the /etc/upgrade folder.  Would they have to stay there?  Would
> 6.1,
>> >> from this point forward, always have the /etc folder in
> /etc/upgrade?
>> >> Do I copy new pieces back to /etc for the production system?  I
> read
>> >> about merging but does it merge from /etc to /etc/upgrade?
>> >>
>> >> Is another scenario to do the cvsup method and go that route?  If I
>> >> did, would I be able to use freebsd-update from that point forward
> or
>> >> would I be limited to only using the cvsup method?
>> >>
>> >> I know both require merging config files and what not, which makes
> me
>> >> a little nervous, but I would like the easiest method available.  I
>> >> love using FreeBSD and use it primarily on my laptop so compiling
> the
>> >> entire OS on there may take a while so obviously the binary upgrade
>> >> looks good.  I am just unsure about the /etc/upgrade folder and how
> I
>> >> get all of that back to /etc.
>> >>
>> >> I am somewhat a "noobert" in FreeBSD... I have been using it for
> less
>> >> than a year and really enjoy it over my past Linux experiences.
>> >> However, things like this make me nervous.  This is my first
> upgrade
>> >> of a machine I use *all* the time.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance!
>> >>
>> >> Jeff Cross
>> >> http://www.averageadmins.com/
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>>
>> Thanks!  I will give this a try. But, before I do, can I still use
>> freebsd-update to maintain my system from that point forward or will I
>> have to use the cvsup method of updating?
>>
>> Jeff Cross
>> http://www.averageadmins.com/
>

Thanks for the input, Eric and Kevin!  I guess I'll start the process  
this evening and
maybe everything will be through compiling by Monday in time for work! :)

Thanks again!

Jeff Cross
http://www.averageadmins.com/