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56 lines
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$NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.4 1998/01/09 18:46:11 perry Exp $
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Before updating, you probably would want to backup your original
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filesystems!
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The update procedure will not overwrite or remove any files not present
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in the sets you install. If you've replaced programs present in the
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distribution, you have to replace them again after you did the update.
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The etc-set needs special caution. You generally don't want to install
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this one when upgrading. It is recommended that you get a copy of this
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set and _carefully_ upgrade your configuration files by hand.
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1. Starting the upgrade
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=======================
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Ok, let's go. Insert the bootfloppy and follow the 'normal'
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installation procedure until it asks you if you wish to install or
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upgrade. At this time, select upgrade.
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You will now be greeted and reminded of the fact that this is a
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potential dangerous procedure and that you should not upgrade the
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etc-set.
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2. Selecting your root disk
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===========================
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When you decide to proceed, you will be prompted to enter
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your root disk. After you've done this, it will be checked
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automatically to make sure that the filesystem is in a sane
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state before making any modifications. After this is done,
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you will be asked if you want to configure your network. You
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can skip this section on NetBSD/Atari for now.
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3. Editing the fstab
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====================
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You are now allowed to edit your fstab. Normally you don't have
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to. Note that the upgrade-kit uses it's own copy of the fstab.
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Whatever you do here *won't* affect your actual fstab.
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After you are satisfied with your fstab, the upgrade-kit will check
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all filesystems mentioned in it. When they're ok, they will be
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mounted.
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4. The actual upgrade
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=====================
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You will now be asked if your sets are stored on a normally
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mounted filesystem. You should answer 'y' to this question if
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you have the sets stored on a filesystem that was present in
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the fstab. The actions you should take for the set extraction
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are pretty logical (I think). You might want to read the notes
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in section 9 (Installing the distribution sets) of the
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installation section.
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5. Finishing up
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===============
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After you have extracted the sets, the upgrade kit will proceed
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with setting the timezone and installing the kernel and bootcode.
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This is all exactly the same as described in the installation
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section.
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