installation problems 4313
Allan Adler
Why are you upgrading from an old *unsupported* version to another that is in *legacy* support??? (Something to think about)
Newer versions of Linux distributions like Fedora Core 2 no long use the floppy emulation boot process for the CD, instead the ISOLINUX boot method is used. This can and does cause the problem with older BIOS's and-or CD-ROM drives like you have described. As far as the DOS booting is concerned, maybe you do not have the DOS drivers to support the CD-ROM installed(on the floppy or wherever).
If your system is old enough not to be supported with Red Hat Linux 9 then it most likely will not be supported by the Fedora Core series. Try a different distribution which is more friendly to older hardware;
In an earlier message, I explained that attempting to upgrade from RH 7 to RH 9 had trashed my Linux parbreastion and rendered my PC unbootable. At the moment, I'm...
Why not take the time and simply read the RELEASE-NOTES-en.html file(s) on the first RHL9 CD or FC2 CD they plainly tell you the hardware requirements, for example;
Hardware Requirements
The following information represents the minimum hardware requirements necessary to successfully install Red Hat Linux 9:
CPU:
- Minimum: Pentium-clbutt
- Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-clbutt or better
- Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
Hard Disk Space (NOTE: Additional space will be required for user data):
- Custom Installation (minimum): 475MB
- Server (minimum): 850MB
I have had significant difficulties getting my RedHat linux clients(EL 3.0) to automount home directories that are specified in NIS maps in a NIS...
- Personal Desktop: 1.7GB
- Workstation: 2.1GB
- Custom Installation (everything): 5.0GB
Memory:
- Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
- Minimum for graphical: 128MB
This is just a progress report on my attempts to revive my PC that was rendered unbootable by trying to upgrade from RH 7 to RH 9. I found, for example, boot600.exe. This...
- Recommended for graphical: 192MB
I understand your frustration and dilemma, but part of the problem is not doing the proper research before starting the upgrade process. The Red hat Linux 7 CD has a bootable floppy installation disk image that you can create the floppy from and can be created on a differnet system, the directions on how to do this are in the directory location on the CD as the floppy boot image. You can also read the directions and create the installation floppy disk by visiting and reading;
Step 5 - Can You Install Using the Red Hat Linux CD-ROM?
Alternative Boot Methods Making Installation Diskettes
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