Should I just go ahead on 7.0?

Adam J Richardson fatman at crackmonkey.us
Fri Nov 9 09:47:29 PST 2007


Garrett Cooper wrote:
> Adam J Richardson wrote:
>> Garrett Cooper wrote:
>>> You should be fine now (pending any bugs found in the beta/release 
>>> process), because 7-CURRENT's source has been essentially frozen 
>>> since August I believe..
>>> -Garrett
>>
>> Hi Garrett,
>>
>> It should be ok to upgrade straight from 6.3-PRE to 7.0-PRE, right? I 
>> just need to change my src-supfile from RELENG_6 to RELENG_7 and 
>> build/install world/kernel as normal, right?
>>
>> I /need/ that wpi driver... :)
>>
>> Nervously,
>> Adam J Richardson
 >
> Adam,
>    I would consult archives (as of late) the list for the exact steps 
> necessary to upgrade from 6.x to 7-PRE. It's a fairly painless process 
> if done correctly, but it will take a while to complete, depending on 
> what all you have installed on your laptop ports wise.
>    Best of luck,
> -Garrett

Thanks. I'll check the archives.

Regards,
Adam J Richardson


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