Re: Updating from 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #901 to 8-release

2010-01-05 Thread Andreas Rudisch
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:14:45 -0600
eculp ec...@encontacto.net wrote:

 I intend to first upgrade my old, but up to date, 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD  
 7.2-STABLE #901 to the latest 8.0 release

 I want to conserve as much as I can so I thought that I might give
 freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE a try.

freebsd-update does not work on STABLE branches. You can only track a
RELEASE branch and a few Beta/RC releases with it.

 I am trying to follow the instructions at
 http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/announce.html

From the first paragraph:
Systems running 7.[012]-RELEASE, 8.0-BETA[1234], or 8.0-RC[123] can
upgrade

Andreas
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Re: Updating from 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #901 to 8-release

2010-01-05 Thread eculp

Quoting Andreas Rudisch c...@gmx.net:


On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:14:45 -0600
eculp ec...@encontacto.net wrote:


I intend to first upgrade my old, but up to date, 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD
7.2-STABLE #901 to the latest 8.0 release



I want to conserve as much as I can so I thought that I might give
freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE a try.


freebsd-update does not work on STABLE branches. You can only track a
RELEASE branch and a few Beta/RC releases with it.


I am trying to follow the instructions at
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/announce.html



From the first paragraph:

Systems running 7.[012]-RELEASE, 8.0-BETA[1234], or 8.0-RC[123] can
upgrade


Looks like I was reading what I wanted to read and not what was  
written.  Sorry.  Thanks for the the wakeup call.


Have a great day,

ed



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Updating from 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #901 to 8-release

2010-01-04 Thread eculp
I intend to first upgrade my old, but up to date, 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD  
7.2-STABLE #901 to the latest 8.0 release and then probably to 9.0  
current.  I want to conserve as much as I can so I thought that I  
might give freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE a try.  Previously I  
have used cvsup and/or a cdrom but freebsd-update is binary and even  
does ports so being lazy . . . .


I have tried and the following are the results.

freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found.
Fetching public key from update5.FreeBSD.org... failed.
Fetching public key from update4.FreeBSD.org... failed.
Fetching public key from update2.FreeBSD.org... failed.
No mirrors remaining, giving up.

I am trying to follow the instructions at
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/announce.html

I guess that I could just use cvsup or the new dvd.  Does anyone who  
has done this give me a tip?


Also to go from 8.0 to 9.0 should be fairly easy with cvsup, kernel,  
world, rebooting and recompiling all ports, no?


Thanks,

ed
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