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You can cvsup to FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE from 5.x to 6.x very easy. here are the steps as su.

#make cleanworld
#mergemaster -p
#make buildworld
#make buildkernel
#make insnatllkernel
#reboot
su again
#make installworld
#mergemaster -iU
#reboot

You are done and got the latest FreeBSD 6.x-STABLE :) This how I upgraded many FreeBSD systems via ssh :)