Re: [ilugd] upgrading from PCQ 8 to RH 9

2003-09-14 Thread linuxlingam
in my humble experience, the only *workable* upgrade to a redhat from a previous version to another is as follows: 1) backup your data 2) erase the existing installation 3) freshly install the new version. 4) plug your data files back. anything else will take you so much time to resolve, that by

Re: [ilugd] upgrading from PCQ 8 to RH 9

2003-09-14 Thread supreet
I dunno for sure, but my hunch is if you change /etc/redhat-release file. It could work Test it out on non-production box first Supreet ___ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd

Re: [ilugd] upgrading from PCQ 8 to RH 9

2003-09-14 Thread Viksit Gaur
pcqlinux is not an original RH distro, and the acutal RH cd doesnt recognize it as such... So, i'd recommend you to backup the data and then re-install on the existing partition.. --- Raj Shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wanted to upgrade my system from PC Quest 8 to RH > 9. However when I

[ilugd] upgrading from PCQ 8 to RH 9

2003-09-14 Thread Raj Shekhar
I wanted to upgrade my system from PC Quest 8 to RH 9. However when I booted from the RH9 CD, I did not find any option allowing upgrade. After the first few screens where it detected my mouse and keyboard, it said something like "Searching for previous RH installation". After that it took me to