* Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2
@ John J. Boyer
` Nicolas Pitre
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0 siblings, 3 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: John J. Boyer @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: blinux-list
Hello,
How do I upgrade from Redhat 7.1 to 7.2 without losing my configuration
files or my brltty driver?
Thanks.
John
Computers to Help People, Inc.
http://www.chpi.org
825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 John J. Boyer @ ` Nicolas Pitre ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> ` Janina Sajka ` Janina Sajka 2 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Nicolas Pitre @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: John J. Boyer; +Cc: blinux-list 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 ` Nicolas Pitre @ ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> ` Brent Harding 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list; +Cc: John J. Boyer 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 > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> @ ` Brent Harding ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Brent Harding @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list 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 > > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 ` Brent Harding @ ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> ` Brent Harding 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list 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 > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 ` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za> @ ` Brent Harding 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Brent Harding @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list 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 > > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 John J. Boyer ` Nicolas Pitre @ ` Janina Sajka ` Janina Sajka 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Janina Sajka @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list Hi, John: The Redhat installation scripts support an option for upgrading. In other words, when you launch the Redhat installation, you eventually come to a screen that requires you to select among half a dozen choices for the type of installation you want to perform. One of the options on that list is "Upgrade an Existing Installation." Other options are Workstation, Server, Laptop, and Custom. OK, so that isn't 6! <grin> 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? > Thanks. > John > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 Upgrading from RH 7.1 to 7.2 John J. Boyer ` Nicolas Pitre ` Janina Sajka @ ` Janina Sajka 2 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Janina Sajka @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: blinux-list One more thing ... You needn't get a set of CD ROMs to do an installation. You can use http or ftp, and these may be reasonable options for upgrading. You would start the process from floppy and supply the required http or ftp addresses. For more, look at the Redhat Installation Guide at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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` Willem van der Walt<vdwaltw@health.gov.za>
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` Brent Harding
` Janina Sajka
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