! From: Jochen Kunz [mailto:jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de]
! 
! On 2001.12.05 16:41 David Woyciesjes wrote:
! 
! > Is upgrading from 1.5 to 1.5.2 fine, or is it a bad idea (and
! > should install1.5.2 from scratch)?
! This should work fine, as 1.5.2 is (mostly) only a bug fixed 
! version off
! 1.5. Once upon a time I was used to update my NetBSD VAX by a weekly
! make build (complete recompile of the entire system). 
!
! > Then, for /etc, I assume I only need to keep the files that 
! I changed,
! > correct?
! Simply untar every already installed set, but not etc.tgz. 
! You can keep
! all your files in /etc unchanged.

Cool. Thanks for the tips. This is what I thought, I just wanted to confirm
it before I blew my Vax up... :)

! > P.S. Has anyone gotten XWindows to run on the VS3100m38? I 
! figure, if
! > DecWindows can run on it...
! AFAIK only the on board mono framebuffer is supported by X11 and you
! need some special bits to get it working.

If that's the case, the I'm in luck! I've got the on board mono framebuffer.
And once I get it set up, I'm willing to do the work, and write a how-to for
it. :-)

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