Upgrading from FreeBSD 12.1 to 12.2

Here is a short (well, it is now) video of my upgrade from FreeBSD 12.1 to 12.2 on my main machine, "mars" (my network is solar solar system themed...) - it is simple and painless, but long....
The FreeBSD instructions are here:
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Intro & Outro Music:
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Dreamstate Logic - Synchronicity
License:
Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
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[richardhead.]

12.1 got me here now onwards to new adventures and experiences with 12.2. Thanks, Nuggie.

[zerocool]

Can't wait till FreeBSD 13 comes out in March

[charleswilliams]

Finally got 12.2 to work by installing an inexpensive nVidia card instead of the onboard Intel graphics. Should have done it when I built this earlier this year, but hadn't gotten around to it. FreeBSD problems prompted me to order one, so everything turned out fine.

[mustacheboyo]

I just installed freebsd 12.2, also I'm brand new to bsd. Now I need to setup xorg. It seems way easier than doing arch from scratch

[mrmysteryguest]

as reported by others, drm-kmod intel issues after upgrade, building from ports using 12.2 releng sources solves issue

[youngrp]

Well, I’ll wait a few more days until make this upgrade. Some annoying complaints about it atm. Nice job, mate! 🍻

[cooldheera]

@Robonuggie: drm-kmod (drm-fbsd) issue with 12.2 . No X (display) for Intel HD graphics in 12.2. Solution is to build drm-fbsd12.0 from ports. And, that needs kernel sources to be downloaded! Something like ~1.5GB of files. FreeBSD drm-kmod/drm-fbsd12 packages for 12.2 will be only available after the 12.1 dot release support time is over - which is another 2-3 months from now. It will be great to see a video - if you know how to use "Synth" or a simple Poudriere setup for single desktop machines that will allow only needed packages to be rebuilt.

[axelfoley]

Can I ask why it took 3 hours? Was it just due to download speeds, or does the upgrade itself take a long time?

[diegocastellanos]

Upgraded to 12.2 with a little problem with Intel drivers. More information in this freebsd forum:

Thanks Christopher

[metafile]

Hello Chris. Yesterday I did an install on my fourth machine. But it was the first using a USB install media. All went fine, everything installed [even "Hypnotix"!!]. BUT, it wasn't until I went to do an 'freebsd-update fetch' that I realised I had installed STABLE as opposed to all my other RELEASE versions. Believe you me, this had launched me into a world of unknowns? I'm not sure where the update/upgrade functionality goes from here - information on the STABLE update/UPGRADE path is very slim on the ground? Strange, as there is a massive amount relating too the RELEASE variant? Are they SOOO different at the end of the day?
So, I guess my simple question is, should I scrub and reinstall the RELEASE deliberately, or can I happily stick with STABLE, and at one time or another, be offered an update/upgrade path to 12.3 STABLE, or even, 13.0 STABLE..? I have tried to find similar for 'older' [earlier variants] of FreeBSD to 12.0 STABLE, with little or no success; all the documentation refers to VERY vague 'source' implementation method - very unlike all the other documentation that abounds for FreeBSD...
Now trying to find something on YouTube that fits my search.
Best wishes, stay safe....

[jarasoft]

The update took me 15 minutes. But the new version gives me the following problem: it stops the clamd daemon after 03:00 am. That's the time periodic daily works. I still have to find a cure for this...

[jagjotsingh]

Is it possible to mount any drive ntfs/fat32/exfat using only livefs from freebsd 12.2 dvd iso? I tried but it didn't worked for me as /dev/* works in a different way in linux. If it's possible can you share exact cmd too? Thanks in advance.

[stoyanstoyanov]

beadm, freebsd-upgrade, pkg upgrade, freebsd-upgrade and should be it

[charleswilliams]

Broke my desktop machine. Screen goes black during boot. I burned a 12.2 DVD and it did the same. Now I'm going into the bootloader and using "boot kernel.old" to use this machine.

I'll burn a 13-CURRENT DVD and see if that works.