On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 04:21, Rick Stevens wrote: > Graeme Nichols wrote: > > Hello Folks, I have just ordered my FC2 4 CD set from EverythingLinux > > and am hoping that I can do a simple 'upgrade' from RH8 to FC2. Has > > anyone had any experience doing such an upgrade that they would like to > > share? > > The upgrade should work, although that's a quantum leap (8.0 -> FC2). Might as well go to the latest :-) > Be aware of the fact that FC2 uses Xorg's X implementation rather than > XFree86's. If you get glitches in the X system22/06/04, bring the system up > in text mode, go to /etc/X11 and rename all of the XFree86 config files. > If Xorg sees them, it will try to use some of the settings there and > some are not compatible. > > Also be aware that you're going to a 2.6 kernel. There aren't as many > drivers available for 2.6 and the kernel layout and modules are quite > a bit different (/etc/modules.conf replaced by /etc/modprobe.conf and > the modules themselves now have a ".ko" filetype). I think you'll find > it faster but don't be too upset if some of your hardware isn't > supported. The kernel also uses a different stack size than the 2.4 > kernel, so Nvidia's drivers won't work. You must go to their website > and get the "4k" kernel versions of their drivers. Thanks Rick, I am hoping that all will be OK. I don't have much out-of-the-ordinary hardware. A bog-standard video card and monitor, a usb ext. HD, a Zip 100 usb powered drive, Epson Perfection 640U scanner, Epson Stylus Colour 460 Parallel Port printer plus the usual MB stuff. Here's keeping my fingers crossed, 'X', I know of no way to back out if all goes pear-shaped but I have backed up my home directory and the /etc/ directory. -- Kind regards, Graeme Nichols Public Key available from http://keyserver.kjsl.com:11371/#extract ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Advice from an old carpenter: measure twice, saw once. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - IMPORTANT. - - The contents of this email and any attachments, which may be con- - - fidential, are sent for the personal attention of the addressee/s - - only. If you receive this email and are not the intended addressee - - please inform the sender and delete this email immediately. Use, - - copying, disclosure or forwarding of the contents of this email - - and/or any attachment/s is not authourised. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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