Ahmed, The differences between redhat 6.2 and 9 are too numerous to mention. As far as installation goes, sometimes older computers work better with older OS versions but not always. I forget what your hardware is. Past redhat 7, the OS wanted more memory - I think 32mb minimum. redhat 9 takes a gig or more of HDD space, whereas 6.2 could shrink down to 500mb or so. If the cpu is pentium-II or beyond that shouldn't matter but memory and HDD space needs to be bigger with the later versions. For redhat-9 it is good to have 64mb or more of ram and 2gb HDD space for it to install and run well. You can shrink the HDD space later if you do a smaller install.
Redhat 6.2 would often have little install problems and wouldn't always go to completion without some user intervention. Putting it on laptops would often require some extra driver installation. Redhat 8,9, in my experience, go in smooth on anything and run to completion with no glitches. A lot of install issues have been resolved. Laptops install as smooth as any other PC. The next thing about later versions is that lots of security holes have been fixed and all the software is of later versions. Compilers may have changed too. There have been enough library changes to have a lot of dependency issues running older software versions on the newer OS or trying to upgrade software on the older OS because the libraries required have changed significantly. The GUI has changed significantly. Redhat is always changing their window managers or display managers (these work in-between Gnome and Xwindows) and Gnome has advanced a lot since 6.2 . At each integer release (6,7,8,9) compilers and libraries are compatable with everything on that release. Mixing software across integer releases can cause dependency problems with incompatible libraries or even require recompiling. Hope that helps (PS I cc'd the hamlug ML becase this may interest others.) Wayne --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey Wayne, My computer can see the hard drives and > the bio's are configured > correctly. I think the problem is that the system > that i have is old and that > i need to install a later version of redhat. I > tried to install redhat 6.2 > which was the latest ver that has been tested on the > Compaq Proliant 2500r. I > had no problem with the 6.2 install but i still > wanna get as close as i can to > the lastest redhat. I'm downloading linux 8 now, > i'm gonna give that a try > also. What are the differences between the three > versions 6.2, 8, & 9? > > Thanka Again....... > Ahmed > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > Quoting Wayne Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 1. Are you booting from a CD and is your bios set > to > > boot from the CD? > > > > 2. Does the bios see the hard drive correctly? > > > > 3. Do you know how to make the bootable install > > floppy? > > > > 4. Try booting from the install floppy rather than > the > > CD. > > > > 4. I think you mentioned knoppix, will the knoppix > CD > > run correctly? > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Wayne, i finally wiped my system of Windows > NT > > > 4.0. I also tried to > > > install Redhat 9 and i keep getting the > following > > > error. I download Redhat 9 > > > again to be sure that it wasn't anything missing > > > from the ISO. > > > > > > VFS: CANNOT OPEN ROOT DEVICE "" OR 48:05 > > > PLEASE APPEND A CORRECT "ROOT=" BOOT OPTION > > > KERNEL PANIC: VFS: UNABLE TO MOUNT ROOT FS ON > 48:05 > > > > > > > > > I seached the net for an answer to the problem > and i > > > found the following > > > remedy with was of no help. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php? > > > s=&threadid=31594&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 > > > > > > > > > If you could help me out with this problem it > would > > > be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Ahmed > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > - > > > Quoting Wayne Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Ahmed, > > > > > > > > I didn't see you at the LugIP meeting. Were > you > > > there > > > > and we missed each other? > > > > > > > > I prefer Redhat. Redhat is really moving > forward > > > in > > > > the business world. They seem to cover all the > > > bases > > > > and get better with every new release. > > > > > > > > Chances are that the appropriate drivers will > be > > > > loaded automatically when you do the install. > > > Redhat > > > > has been doing better and better with that. > They > > > have > > > > a utility that senses new hardware at boot > time > > > and > > > > automatically configures for it. (It's an open > > > source > > > > program called kudzu). In the event you have a > > > > hardware device that redhat (or kudzu) doesn't > > > > recognize, that's when you need to get drivers > > > from > > > > the web. I wouldn't go through the trouble of > > > > downloading the drivers until you find out. > Most > > > > everything should be working right after the > > > install. > > > > > > > > During the install you have an opportunity to > > > > partition and format the hard drive. The > install > > > uses > > > > a utility called Disk.Druid to partition and > > > format. > > > > Or you can leave the drive as is. It's fully > > > flexible > > > > and you can partition the hard drive how ever > you > > > > like, leave it the way it is or I think it > will do > > > it > > > > automatically if you tell it to. > > > > > > > > What kind of internet access do you have? Dial > up > > > or > > > > broadband? Setting up the network > configuration > > > can be > > > > done after the install is finished. If network > > > cards > > > > are already in the machine the installation > > > process (a > > > > utility called anaconda) will load drivers and > > > make > > > > them work. The installer may request IP and > DNS > > > > settings or you can set them later. It's > smoother > > > than > > > > windows in this respect. > > > > > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi Wayne, I will download all the drivers > for > > > the > > > > > computer since we don't have > > > > > the smartstart CD, and i'll be there early. > I > > > took > > > > > a look at SUSE but wasn't > > > > > sure of the difference between that and > REDHAT 9 > > > so > > > > > i just stuck with REDHAT 9. > > > > > Which distro would you prefer? And what is > the > > > > > difference between the two? > > > > > > > > > > Thankz Again..... > > > > > Ahmed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- > > > > > Quoting Wayne Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > Ahmed > > > > > > > > > > > > No you do not need the smartstart CD. > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
