Hi, I've been away from opensolaris for quite a while (it is my winter project). Anyway, I've built a file/itunes/tivo/backup server from SXDE as a Christmas 2007 project and stopped upgrading at SXDE snv_79a because it was stable and met my needs (and the weather got warm).
Now that I have some time, I was looking to move to a later release. Unsuspecting, I ordered the 2008.05 cd and popped it in. Much to my surprise, I couldn't upgrade to it, as it only does fresh installs. After much googling, it doesn't look like I have any path to get to 2008.05 beyond a wipe it/reinstall. I don't want to do this as I use the server as a part of my household. Is there a path to get me to a modern release of something without backing up or losing some of the things I've had to build/configure? I had avoided SXCE as I was looking for testing and stability. If SXCE is my only upgrade path, are there any releases considered more stable than others. My goal now is to get to a level where I can run virtual box and install a windows print server, because I have the misfortune of having an HP LaserJet1022 that appears to only be Windows friendly. So, in a nutshell, I want to go from SXDE snv_79a to something that will support virtual box without having to blow away my very painful builds of mtdaapd (which I knew how to build 10 months ago, but probably can't reproduce). Suggestions for this cold weather solaris enthusiast? Thanks, Jim -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
