hi, thought i'd toss out an answer to this -- with a warning -- i have never done
this. =) remember what free advice is worth.
anyhowz, i recall some time ago on this very list someone wrote that they did exactly
that. they had Red Hat (i don't recall the version however) on their box. they put
in the Mandrake CD (v7.0 or 7.1) and used the update option and it worked.
however, i'm thinking this might not work with 7.2. many folks have had problems
going for 7.0 or 7.1 to 7.2 with the update install, because the 7.2 version changed
the directories in which some files are located. the general warning issued on this
list is when installing 7.2 format and start from there, do not try to update. this
is not to say some people here have not used the update feature and had it work just
fine. they have.
so, my newbeish thought would be for you to format and do a fresh install. if i'm way
off base here hopefully someone will correct me.
Adrian Smith
'de telepone dude
Telecom Dept.
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>>> "Owens, Blaine C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5:56:20 PM 2/8/01 >>>
A couple of years ago I was given a dual boot Win98/Red Hat 5.2 PC for some
computer related work I had done for a friend. At the time my ISP was dialin
and I had all working very well. Since (about 2 weeks ago) I have gone to
cable modem and just haven't taken the time to try to figure out how to get
my Linux system working. In the meantime another co-worker who I have helped
out on Unix systems where I work has given me Mandrake 7.2 CD's along with
StarOffice CD's. I would like to try out all this but I have a question
before proceeding - do I need to "wipe out" the Red Had before proceeding or
do I just do an install of the Mandrake? If advisable to "wipe out" Red Hat
- how? Thanks.
Blaine Owens
Eastman Chemical Company
Phone - (423)-229-3579
Cell Phone - (423)-817-0704
Fax - (423)-229-1188
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