Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1

[Allan Kapoma]

Thank you, I will look at it give it try


Allan Kapoma|Head of Networks| ZAMNET Communication Systems Limited |
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-----Original Message-----
From: lokadamus at gmx.de [mailto:lokadamus at gmx.de] 
Sent: 19 April 2016 09:40
To: Allan Kapoma <allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm>; 'Erich Dollansky'
<erichsfreebsdlist at alogt.com>
Cc: 'Nalumino Moola' <nalumino.moola at zamnet.zm>; questions at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1

Hello Allan,

I think he use this methode (make buildworld, make installworld ...)
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/synching.html

Regards


On 04/18/16 10:09, Allan Kapoma wrote:
> Hello Erich
> 
> What command(s) did you used to move from version 4 to 5.21
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Allan Kapoma|Head of Networks| ZAMNET Communication Systems Limited |
> Mobile: +260 962 235839 | Office: +260 211 220736| Fax: +260 211 224775 |
> COMESA  Center | Ben Bella Road | P.O Box 38299   | Lusaka, 10101 ZAMBIA
> |Email: allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm | Website:  www.zamnet.zm.
> 
> Nobody Delivers IT Better
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erich Dollansky [mailto:erichsfreebsdlist at alogt.com]
> Sent: 16 April 2016 03:44
> To: Allan Kapoma <allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm>
> Cc: questions at freebsd.org; 'Nalumino Moola' <nalumino.moola at zamnet.zm>
> Subject: Re: Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:09:34 +0200
> "Allan Kapoma" <allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm> wrote:
> 
>> I'm running FreeBSD 4.10 and I want to upgrade the system to a later 
>> version of FreeBSD.
>>
> this is from 2004 and still running. I wonder if you can even update 
> to the latest version. I have had a notebook, I never brought to 8 as 
> its hardware was not supported from 8 onward.
> 
> If you really want to update, use sources to move from version to 
> version. I would move to 5.21 first and the 6.0, 7.0 ...
> 
> It will not be possible to compile new versions with the old compiler 
> you have.
> 
> The binary upgrade came later. When you have reached that version, you 
> can go via binary upgrades.
> 
> Of course, you can have a try and move directly to the oldest version 
> supporting binary upgrades. I only doubt that your old compiler will 
> support this.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Erich
> 
> 
>>  
>>
>> However, whenever I run commands to update the system (# 
>> freebsd-update), or install portsnap, or install portmanager, or pkg 
>> commands, portsnap fetch extract, I'm getting the message that 
>> command not found
>>
>>  
>>
>> The my output for uname -a is shown below
>>
>>  
>>
>> relay# uname -a
>>
>> FreeBSD relay.zamnet.zm 4.10-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE #1: Fri Nov
>> 12 06:54:4   
>>
>>  
>>
>> I'm asking for assistance on how I can enable the system (FreeBSD
>> 4.10) to run these commands and hopefully update my system and 
>> packages on it
>>
>>  
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>  
>>
>> Allan Kapoma|Head of Networks| ZAMNET Communication Systems Limited |
>>
>> Mobile: +260 962 235839 | Office: +260 211 220736| Fax: +260 211
>> 224775 |
>>
>> COMESA  Center | Ben Bella Road | P.O Box 38299   | Lusaka, 10101
>> ZAMBIA |Email:  <mailto:allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm> 
>> allan.kapoma at zamnet.zm
>> | Website: <http://www.zamnet.zm/> www.zamnet.zm.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nobody Delivers IT Better
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
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