Whoops, I forgot to mention this obvious way of doing it. The only problem is
that the full dowload will take eons longer than selecting only the packages that
you need for a workstation, development, or server install. If the directories
are anything like the ISO image of the disk, then the total size of your download
will be 650 megabytes. It took me over an hour and 10 minutes of record setting
cablemodem download speed (1.76 Mbps) to get the entire image and almost the
same amount of time using a T1 at work (there is probably a speed limit on the
server end).
Victor
frank wrote:
> if you've a partition on your hd that is of sufficient size and is planned to
> still exist after the upgrade download the entire "Mandrake" directory to
> that partition...(by the entire "Mandrake" diectory, i mean that directory
> which contains only the three subdirectories: RPMS, base, and mdkinst...this
> "Mandrake" directory is oft-times a sub-directory of a more general mandrake
> directory on various FTP sites)...also download the hd.img from the images
> directory...
>
> make a floppy disk "image" of hd.img using either rawrite (in windows) or the
> dd command (in linux)...use that floppy to start the install process from
> your hd...
>
> by having the "Mandrake" directory stored on a spare partition of your hard
> drive, you give yourself the option of re-installing without going through
> the download process again...a complete install from my hard drive takes
> about 22 minutes from booting the floppy to being online...
>
> if ya like ta fiddle with the system, you'll likely re-install mandrake
> several times...
>
> frank
> -------------------
>
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I would like to upgrade from Mandrake 7.0 to 7.1. Since I am new to
> > Mandrake, I am unsure of the correct procedure. Do I simply down load all
> > the files on the 7.1 ftp tree and install them or are there additional
> > steps I need to take? Is there are more automated procedure? I don't have
> > a CD burner and therefore cannot use the Iso Images.
> >
> > Is it best to install the RPM's from command line or is there a utility
> > that I should use?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Mark
