Upgrading from SlugOS 3.10 to SlugOS 4.x

• Remove any optware feeds (you can put them back after your system has been upgraded)
• if /tmp points to some ramdisk create a real /tmp on your usbstick to have enough room for upgrades
• ipkg update
• ipkg upgrade
• Edit /etc/ipkg/cross-feed.conf and /etc/ipkg/native-feed.conf to point to the new feeds
• ipkg update
• ipkg upgrade diffutils
• ipkg -noaction upgrade and fix any errors
• ipkg upgrade
• ipkg install rng-tools
• ipkg remove kernel-module-af-packet kernel-image-2.6.16
• ipkg install kernel-module-ixp4xx-qmgr kernel-module-ixp4xx-mac kernel-module-mii
• ipkg install kernel-module-ohci-hcd kernel-module-uhci-hcd
• ipkg install kernel-module-pata-artop kernel-module-via-velocity
• depmod -a /lib/modules/2.6.21.7
• Reboot into Upgrade Mode
• Flash the new image using Upslug2 or the Sercomm Upgrade Tool.
• Run "turnup disk" again to re-pivot to your disk.

Known issues:

Cannot create link over existing -/var/cache-.

Cannot create link over existing -/var/log-.

Cannot create link over existing -/var/lock-.

Cannot create link over existing -/var/run-.

Cannot create link over existing -/var/tmp-.

dropbear is not replaced by openssh

/var/lib/ipkg linked to /media/ram/var/lib/ipkg didn't work anymore - error was "ipkg: Cannot create directory `/var/lib/ipkg': File exists". I had to delete /var/lib/ipkg and all was well.

vjensen: ipkg -noaction upgrade and I had to remove zip, unzip, samba (my box uses NFS so I didn't care)