[3330] in RedHat Linux List
Re: manual upgrade
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Morrissey)
Fri Nov 8 02:14:43 1996
From: John Morrissey <john@rpa.net>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 16:05:01 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.961107115023.897A-100000@myhouse.cyberhighway.net> from "Todd Weible" at Nov 7, 96 11:51:28 am
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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.
I did it with my Picasso machine at home, but be advised, unless you do
something like 'rpm -Uvh a*.rpm' (one letter of the alphabet at a time), the
errors will easily overrun one VC/xterm. Use something like 'xterm -sl 5000'
There were some errors, such as one file from a package conflicting with
another, but after the entire upgrade went through and replaced some libs, I
ran through the entire thing again, and most of them were gone. The rest I
got rid of with 'rpm -Uvh --nodeps --force whatever.rpm' and I haven't
observed any ill effects. If this was a "no-no," I'd be happy to be
corrected.
John
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