On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 11:24:40AM +0400, Wesley wrote: > Hi, > > You need to mount your 5.2 CDROM: > mount /dev/cd0a /mnt > > Or get the files from this command : > cd /tmp > ftp http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386/etc52.tgz > ftp http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/i386/xetc52.tgz > > And replace the '$RELEASEPATH' with the true path (/tmp or > /mnt/5.2/i386)
You can pass http/ftp URL directly to sysmerge(8), you don't have to download sets first. > > Cheers, > > Wesley > > > Le 2012-10-29 11:12, bofh a écrit : > >Hi, > >Can someone help me understand how sysmerge works? I made all the > >config changes and then followed the instructions at > >http://openbsd.org/faq/upgrade52.html and did this: > > > ># sysmerge -s $RELEASEPATH/etc52.tgz -x $RELEASEPATH/xetc52.tgz > > > >but don't know where the files are stored? My preference has always > >to do a full/new reinstall - how does sysmerge merge it back into the > >system? > > > >I feel rather dumb, but read the upgrade and the man page quite a few > >times, and don't really get it :( > > > >Thanks! > -- Antoine
