[3207] in RedHat Linux List
Re: manual upgrade
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Todd Weible)
Thu Nov 7 14:26:27 1996
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:51:28 -0700 (MST)
From: Todd Weible <toddw@cyberhighway.net>
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> Is it possible to upgrade from 3.0.3 to 4.0 manually simply by
> installing/upgrading a bunch of new rpm's? Or is there a lot more to
> upgrading that just that? I have my partitions already set and
> everything. My 3.0.3 was upgraded to kernel 2.0.x following the
> appropriate instructions.
> I want to do this because my boot disk doesnt work, but i have a
> cd-rom with colgate. Is there a list of steps to take in upgrading
> manually, or could i get such a list from the cd-rom or the boot disk?
My uninformed oppinion is no, can't do it. However, I do know that you
can "make" your own boot disk by overwriting the vmlinuz file on said
disk. As long as the kernel fits and has all the drivers you need, you
should be in good shape.
Todd Weible
toddw@cyberhighway.net
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