Terence Golightly wrote:
>
> Terence Golightly wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have been unsuccessfully trying to upgrade to 7.2 from 7.1. I have
> > read a few posts regarding upgrading and am forewarned about some of the
> > issues involved here. However, my problem is during the installation
> > the install program hangs in the middle of installing apps.
> >
> > I am installing from an ISO I burned myself using kisocd. Would a bad
> > ISO download cause this? I tried using md5sum, is there supposed to be
> > output from this program? If so how do I tell if I have a good/bad ISO?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Terry
> > 'Screwing up installs yesterday and today'
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Ooops,
>
> Sorry about that post. I managed to verify the ISO using md5sum myself w/o
> incident. However, I still am only guessing at why the installation locks
> up while installing rpms. I hesitate to try the upgrade again only to have
> it lock up again and be forced to reinstall 7.1 Perhaps I am not so
> "forewarned" as I need to be concerning upgrading. Again sorry about
> posting on an issue that I did just as easily discover on my own.
>
> terry
Terry,
If I'm understanding you correctly you really shouldn't be trying to do
an "upgrade" from 7.1 to 7.2. Too much has changed between the two
versions and even if you did manage to get the install done you'd likely
have a big mess to contend with. It's better that you do a fresh
install.
--
Mark
"If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being
worthless,"
"Sharing is what makes them powerful."
