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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!darum.uni-mannheim.de!andrew From: andrew@wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de (Andrew Wheadon) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [NetBSD] Help me sup(1) to -current! Date: 4 Jul 1994 16:46:37 GMT Organization: Rechenzentrum Uni-Mannheim Lines: 26 Message-ID: <2v9edd$qrt@darum.uni-mannheim.de> References: <2utskh$dpp@dopey.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de In article <2utskh$dpp@dopey.cc.utexas.edu>, Vax <vax@dopey.cc.utexas.edu> wrote: >There is nothing in any of the FAQs about how one should sup(1) to -current, >as far as I can tell. As a 386BSD-0.1 -> pk -> NetBSD-0.[89] user, >I know there are a few pitfalls in upgrading your OS. As I understand >it, new binaries may not work with old kernels, and so forth, so; >How (exactly) do I go about upgrading? What is the stability of -current? > You'll find the easiest way is to get the installation disks and get it up far enough that your partitions work and that you can ftp. Then ftp ftp.netbsd.org and get the binaries for 'i386' (I presume that you're using an i386). Install the binaries and noticing that you'll need the new boot blocks to boot the new kernel, but they won't boot an old kernel. (You can use the floppies if you need to boot an old kernel) Then you can start supping. If you wait a bit then near the end of july there will be a new release of NetBSD for setting up in one go. Cheerio -- The cost of living hasn't affected it's popularity. (unknown) current release=doc host=wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de hostbase=/src base=/usr \ prefix=/usr backup delete use-rel-suffix ; updated midday MET NetBSD-current