From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E98B33EB6F for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fBAJuZp00689 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:35 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fBAJuZ517932 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:35 -0500 Received: from mail1.netacc.net (mail1.netacc.net [208.34.108.26]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fBAJuZw17926 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:35 -0500 Received: from bharding (algoma-host13.doorpi.net [12.37.10.18]) by mail1.netacc.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBAJuOn80451 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20011210140021.008e6e20@mail.doorpi.net> X-Sender: bharding@mail.doorpi.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:00:21 -0600 To: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Brent Harding Subject: Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.6.32.20011206130114.008ba5d0@mail.doorpi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, don't have a network yet, but maybe some day I can get this machine on one. At 09:05 AM 12/10/01 +0500, you wrote: >Hi, >There is a program called up-to-date or uptodate i am not sure. >I think you need to be registered at redhat to use it. >There is also a program rpmfind which possibly could identify all packages >that need upgrading and then download them. >I would rather try and get hold (by downloading?) the iso images of the >two >cds you will need for the upgrade and get them written onto cds. >If you have a network at your disposal, you can put these iso images on >another box and upgrade over the network. >hth >Willem > >On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Brent Harding wrote: > >> It'd be cool to use ext3, is there a way to upgrade by modem? >> At 08:48 AM 12/6/01 +0500, you wrote: >> >Hello, >> >The config files should be automatically saved in *.rpmsave files by the >> >upgrading process. >> >The main difference between rh-7.1 and 7.2 is the introduction of the ext3 >> >jurnalling file system. >> >One should considder if it would be werth upgrading >> >if there are a lot of custom configuration that has been done on 7.1. >> >Ext3 has more overhead than ext2, but it has the ability to do something >> >like point-in-time recovery. >> > >> >I have done the upgrade on my box to try and get my onboard sound to work >> >with viavoice. My lynx.cfg was lost in etc, but my .pinerc in >> >my home directory was kept. >> >hth >> >Willem >> >On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Nicolas Pitre wrote: >> > >> >> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hello, >> >> > How do I upgrade from Redhat 7.1 to 7.2 without losing my configuration >> >> > files or my brltty driver? >> >> >> >> Performing an "upgrade" with the Red HAT 7.2 disk should preserve most of >> >> your customisations. To what degree is this reliable I can't tell. >> >> >> >> >> >> Nicolas >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list mailing list >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Blinux-list mailing list >> >Blinux-list@redhat.com >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >