old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
Does anyone know where I can find old 3.1 packages for i386? I cannot find old source distfiles for using old pkgsrc. I am working on an old system that the hosting provider only has a Windows-based KVM. I am concerned upgrading it headless. I know our upgrade docs have tips of upgrade

Re: old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread Jeff_W
"Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > Does anyone know where I can find old 3.1 packages for i386? > > I cannot find old source distfiles for using old pkgsrc. > .. If binaries are okay there is this: ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD-archive/NetBSD-3.1/iso/i386pkg-3.1.iso Otherwise I

Re: old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Tue, 14 Mar 2017, Jeff_W wrote: > "Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > > > Does anyone know where I can find old 3.1 packages for i386? > > > > I cannot find old source distfiles for using old pkgsrc. > > .. > > If binaries are okay there is this: > >

Re: old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread Swift Griggs
On Tue, 14 Mar 2017, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: Does anyone know where I can find old 3.1 packages for i386? Damn, that could be tough. I just looked and my oldest go back to 4.x only. I burn a DVD or write a tape with the pkg_tarup versions of all my packages before I upgrade. However, I didn't

Re: old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
Thank you all for the responses (even off-list). Sorry I wasn't very clear and my subject line was wrong. This is upgrading WITHOUT KVM and I have no console access to this remote server.

Re: old i386 3.1 packages or upgrading with KVM

2017-03-14 Thread coypu
I think the only really scary part is updating the kernel. you can (and should) make a copy of your current kernel and switching to a -7 kernel. everything else is much less risky and can be done independently. I haven't used that kind of setup, can you access the bootloader (and select the newer

Re: Installing FF 52 from pkgsrc: "stable" version instead of nightly

2017-03-14 Thread Martin Husemann
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 01:16:35AM +0700, Robert Elz wrote: > A Vague memory from the distant past suggests that the thing to try > is to move aside the .mozilla directory, and allow the new firefox > to start in a completely clean environment. Yes, this is a generic "firefox shows strange