Re: is upgrading from 4.x to 6.x possible?
- From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:02:55 -0500
Dinesh Nair writes:
> The other option available is of course to make a backup of all
> data and config files, make a new clean install of 6.x, and
> then restore files from backup.
which is exactly what i did and something i'd recommend for all
4.x to 6.x direct upgrades. there's been a lot of changes in
freebsd since 4.x and a clean reinstall of 6.x will ensure that
this gets to you with the least amount of problems.
While I 've done source upgrades across major version bumps, my
recommendation is (if at alll feasible) to buy a new disk and start
over. It's amazing the amount of crud that accumulates on most
people's disks. Mount the old disk read-only, and copy off any
desired files, then store it as "ultimate backup" for six months or
so.
Robert Huff
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