Upgrade problem (1.2.x --> 1.3.x)

Steve O'Hara-Smith steve at sohara.org
Tue Nov 22 08:14:21 PST 2005


On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:20:06 +0100
Sascha Wildner <saw at xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:

> > 	Personally I think there really should be a 'reboot to single
> > user mode' instruction between installkernel and installworld.
> 
> You will be told to reboot before installworld if necessary (see 

	IMHO it is always a good idea if for no other reason than 
that it provides an opportunity to smoke test the new kernel before
installing the world.

> original posting). Not to single user mode, though.

	Single user mode minimises the amount of the old world that
is running which may be a good idea especially if there are a lot of
services turned on.

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