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| author | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-12-13 16:30:55 +0000 |
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| committer | sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-12-13 16:30:55 +0000 |
| commit | bdd5e708abcc1091aa3f80e22667625310028bf0 (patch) | |
| tree | f1fcf46a44989c973511a3189fa7eee2cef46ddd /release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT | |
| parent | 390ab38ea8753fb1b368174480d1539a4c6f0f7e (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-bdd5e708abcc1091aa3f80e22667625310028bf0.zip FreeBSD-src-bdd5e708abcc1091aa3f80e22667625310028bf0.tar.gz | |
Add a warning about the perils of using an older version of sysinstall
to upgrade to a newer version of FreeBSD.
PR: 12777
Reported by: wayne@staff.msen.com (Michael R. Wayne)
Diffstat (limited to 'release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT')
| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT | 20 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT b/release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT index 8b7b893..fd32344 100644 --- a/release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/UPGRADE.TXT @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ | | | 0.0 Preface | | 0.1 DISCLAIMER | -| 0.2 IMPORTANT NOTE | +| 0.2 IMPORTANT NOTES | | | | 1.0 Introduction | | 1.1 Upgrade Overview | @@ -26,12 +26,20 @@ ENTIRE DISK with this installation! Please do not accept the final confirmation request unless you have adequately backed up any important data files. -0.2 IMPORTANT NOTE ---- -------------- +0.2 IMPORTANT NOTES +--- --------------- -If you are upgrading from FreeBSD 2.2.5 or earlier, see -section 2.4 for important details regarding changes to the -/etc/fstab file required during the upgrade procedure. +These notes assume that you are using the version of sysinstall supplied +with the version of FreeBSD to which you intend to upgrade. Using a +mismatched version of sysinstall is almost guaranteed to cause problems +and has been known to leave systems in an unusable state. The most +commonly made mistake in this regard is the use of an old copy of +/stand/sysinstall from an existing installation to upgrade to a newer +version of FreeBSD. This is NOT recommended. + +Furthermore, if you are upgrading from FreeBSD 2.2.5 or earlier, see +section 2.4 for important details regarding changes to the /etc/fstab +file required during the upgrade procedure. 1.0 Introduction --- ------------ |
