> -----Original Message----- > From: Kris Kennaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 8:10 PM > To: Chris Hill > Cc: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.; Cyber Dog; freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem Building World > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:49:22PM -0500, Chris Hill wrote: > > > I did this exact upgrade (4.6 to 4.10) a while back, and I can endorse > > the 'stepping stone' procedure. I did a cvsup and rebuild from 4.6 to > > 4.7, 4.7 to 4.8, etc. until 4.10. It's tedious and time-consuming, but > > the whole thing went surprisingly smoothly. > > If you have access to the console, you can just avoid the hassle and > do a binary upgrade from installation media. > > Kris
This is true, of course. I do have access to the physical machine. The reason I'm hesitant is the research I've done on upgrading has turned up many recommendations that this is usually *not* the best way to go about an upgrade. As I've said, I've never done this before, so I don't know one way or another. Unfortunately this is a business machine, and I'm trying to take the course of least likely destruction. Massive downtime is not good. Of course, I'm making a full backup regardless. - Matt _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"