RH8 --> FC2 upgrade

[Rick Stevens]

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).

Be aware of the fact that FC2 uses Xorg's X implementation rather than
XFree86's.  If you get glitches in the X system, 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.
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