yes the floppy solution does work, but I dont think its practicle to boot
from floppy everytime, its take a little time. So if you could suggest
anything else too?
Thank You
Nauman
------Original Message------
From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Nauman ul-Haque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: June 29, 2000 4:05:06 PM GMT
Subject: Re: upgradation and 1024 cylinders
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Nauman ul-Haque wrote about, upgradation and 1024
cylinders:
> Hi!,
> I Have two problems here,
>
> 1). Right now I am on RH 6.1, and I want to upgrade to the newer version
> that is 6.2. Is there a way that I will not have to delete the current
whole
> setup of my linux box and just upgrade to the newer version? And if there
> is, what does that upgrade do? does it upgrade all of my packages too?
> I was also wondering if I am on RH right now, and I want to move to
> Slackware then I will have to reinstall everything? or if I want to move
to
> manderake (which I think, I am not sure has the same file system as RH) I
> will have to resinatll everythign again?
An upgrade of a Redhat system does what is says, upgrades programs and libs,
All configuration files are backed up, they do not get deleted, some might
get replaced BUT the org, file is always keept.
It is always handy to backup your personal data, as NO system knows about
them. I cannot comment more about Redhat, but a upgrade does not simple
delete files and start over, only programs, libs etc, are updated, old
config files are keept.
>
> 2). The second problem is that my friend installed RH and the partition
> containing the /boot was after the 1024 cylinders in the HDD, so now lilo
> wont install. Then he tried to first install linux and then windows. But
> when Linux was installed first, it some how took over the whole HDD and
the
> extra space that was left for windows was taken as Extended partition by
> linux.Is there a way to somehow boot linux even if the kernel resides in
> more then 1024 cylinder? then this whole problem wil be solved. I heard
this
> is a problem with lilo too, but if I use any other boot loader then lilo,
> then I might boot, please help me so that i can fix up his machine.
As to the 1024 yes it can be a problem, but linux does not simply "take
over" ones whole HDD, someone has to tell it to.
You should be able to boot from a floppy disk, you did create them like you
were told dint you.?
>
> Thank You
> Nauman
>
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