Re: Determining original FBSD version

From: Gerard Samuel (fbsd-questions_at_trini0.org)
Date: 10/31/04

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To: jason <jason@ec.rr.com>

    jason wrote:

    > Gerard Samuel wrote:
    >
    >> I plan on making the move to 5.3 on boxes running 4.10
    >> via a fresh install.
    >> The thought came to me as to what was the original version of
    >> FreeBSD did I install on those boxes.
    >> Usually I upgrade the boxes via build/install world.
    >> If there is way to find out, that it would be interesting to know.
    >> If not, no big deal, as its an absent minded thought...
    >>
    >> Thanks
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    > I think all you can do is know what version you have now(uname -a).
    > Other thatn that search for the oldest file on your computer.

    That gave me an idea. I looked at the date of kernel.GENERIC, and a few
    other files
    in /etc. They have a date of April 21 2001.
    All I have to do to find out the exact version, is to boot the GENERIC
    kernel.
    I dont have a keyboard/monitor hooked up to it right now, but I'll check
    it out,
    before I destroy it when I install 5.3.

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