overby@plains.UUCP (Glen Overby) (03/05/90)
In article <283@dprmpt.UUCP> phil@dprmpt.UUCP (Philip Hall ) writes: >In article <8.25e89730@uoft02.utoledo.edu> grx1042@uoft02.utoledo.edu (Steve Snodgrass) writes: >>This subject has probably been beaten to death, but anway: very >>A friend of mine recently purchased Minix 1.3 for his PC AT. Anyway, he wants >>to upgrade to 1.5.3. Specifically: This is a continually recurring question. Here's the run-down: To upgrade Minix 1.1 to the current level (1.5.3) you need to: Upgrade 1.1 to 1.2 then Upgrade 1.2 to 1.3 then Upgrade 1.3 to 1.5.0 (yes, skip 1.4a) finally Upgrade 1.5.0 to 1.5.3 And you'll be ready for the next upgrade to come out! Obviously if you have 1.3, you won't want to try the 1.1 to 1.2 step :-) Upgrade packages are available from just about every archive site. For information on where the archive sites are, and how to use them, get a copy of the Minix Information Sheet. It is posted monthly to comp.os.minix and it's mailing list equivalents. If you do not have a copy around, you may request one from a mail server: There are several sites which archive all messages sent to the list, plus anything else that they see fit. You can obtain information on these sites by sending mail to listserv@vm1.nodak.edu (aka listserv@ndsuvm1.bitnet) saying: get minix info minix and you will be sent the "Minix Information Sheet", which also contains other general information on MINIX, such as what versions exist and how to ordering them from Prentice-Hall. -- Glen Overby <overby@plains.nodak.edu> uunet!plains!overby (UUCP) overby@plains (Bitnet)