Upgrade?

I had problems. Eventually did a full install. The 12.1 DVD would not boot. Had to install 12.0 DVD and then upgrade. Smooth sailing since then.
 
Just installed 12.1 and noticed that 12.0 doesn't seem to be available any more, at least that I could see from the Amd64 download page.

Ken - yes, "minor" upgrade.
 
I guess I didn't make myself clear: I have already installed 12.0-RELEASE and it is working perfectly. However, since 12.0-RELEASE is at "end of life", I thought I should upgrade to 12.1-RELEASE. If it is a MINOR upgrade, then I won't have to reinstall all my application software. Otherwise, I would have to. Thus my question.

Thanks,

Ken Gordon
 
Correct, no reinstallation of software as far as I understand it. If you are using graphics/drm-kmod though, I think you may have to build that one from ports but maybe someone else can verify. There was a time when the drm-kmod package was built against 12.0 and not 12.1 so installation via pkg would cause a boot loop. Not sure if that has been rectified. I built it from ports just to be sure. Can't hurt to try the package - worst case is boot to single user mode and comment out the call to the driver in /etc/rc.conf if it doesn't work still, then build it from ports. The ports build takes about 3 seconds so not a big one...

Yes! I despise Win10: worst OS I have ever used. Rant over ;)
 
Well, I upgraded our office desktop FreeBSD install yesterday, expecting a crash on reboot. The system came back up as if nothing had happened. I was pleased.

Regarding Win10: every afternoon for the past couple of weeks, my entire system slows to a crawl. I have not been able...yet...to figure out why, and at this point, I am way beyond caring. Win10 is the most unreliable, unstable POS I have ever used. I really wish MS "experts" would stop messing with it.

Now I am in the process of upgrading that Acer laptop which I have been working with. Some time ago, I downloaded and installed the source for 12.0 to it. The upgrade to the laptop requires 47755 patches (!). The desktop didn't require NEARLY that many, but I don't have the source on that one either.

In fact, I have forgotten how to get and install that, but I'll work on it later. Right now I don't think I need it.

Thanks again.

Ken
 
Sevendogsbsd said:
If you are using graphics/drm-kmod though, I think you may have to build that one from ports but maybe someone else can verify. There was a time when the drm-kmod package was built against 12.0 and not 12.1 so installation via pkg would cause a boot loop.
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As 12.0 is now End-of-Life, the packages are being built for 12.1. So the graphics/drm-kmod packages should be good to use.
 
Thanks. I have, so far, upgraded two of my three systems. So far, no issues.

I do think that I should install the source on the two systems which don't have it now. I'll use svn.

I will repeat: I really don't like Win10 and am going to dump it from all our computers as soon as I can. I am working on that.

Ken
 
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