Re: Upgrading without sysinst and installation media (was: how to upgrade from NetBSD 3.1 to 4 ?)

[Jason Lingohr <jason%lucid.net.au@localhost>]

I saw this post on the old list, and have a question:

>     * *From*: *Mark Weinem <mark.weinem%alumni.uni-due.de@localhost
>       <mailto:mark.weinem%alumni.uni-due.de@localhost>>*
>
> 1) Make a backup
> 2) Fetch a new kernel and the binary sets and store them /some/where/
> 3) Install the new kernel (but keep the old one!!)
>
>    # mv /netbsd /netbsd.old
>    # pax -zrf /some/where/newkernel.tgz
>    # mv /some/where/newkernel /netbsd
>
> 4) Reboot
>
> 5) Install the sets *except* etc.tzg and xetc.tgz!!
>
>    # cd /
>    # pax -zrf /some/where/set.tgz
>    # ...
>    # ...
>
> 6) Run etcupdate to merge important changes:
>
>    # cd /
>    # etcupdate -s /some/where/etc.tgz -s /some/where/xetc.tgz
>
> 7) Upgrade finished, time to reboot.
My question is rather simple -- why has this method of upgrading been 
removed from the documentation?