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 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"