[ltp] HELP..Installing RedHad 7.2 on a Thinkpad 600E

[Tod Harter]

While in theory you might be able to do that, it would be a really giant 
project basically. You need a kernel update, plus updates to libraries etc, 
and there may well be many small differences in startup scripts etc. 

The general consensus I've heard is that most RPM packages are not carefully 
enough laid out to reliably deal with being used in upgrade mode. In theory 
RPM can do upgrades fine, but it means package developers need to be very 
carefull to fully specify every possible dependency etc. It never happens, 
people miss stuff, and consequently no upgraded system (in my experience) was 
ever fully reliable. 

On Thursday 27 December 2001 08:40, you wrote:
> Is there a way of installing just the changes from 7.X to 7.2? or do you
> have to download the entire 7.2 version and do an upgrade?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Benjamin" <aebenjam@opentext.com>
> To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
> Sent: December 27, 2001 8:33 AM
> Subject: RE: [ltp] HELP..Installing RedHad 7.2 on a Thinkpad 600E
>
> > > I hope this forum can help me. I installed Red Hat 5.1 on my ThinkPad
>
> 770.
>
> > I'm running a Thinkpad 770E - which is the same, except yours is a P1
> > and mine is a PII.  Probably one or two other small differences...  In
> > any case my girlfriend owned a 770 for a few months (before she
> > upgraded it to a 770Z.)
> >
> > I don't know if there is an upgrade path.  Best bet is to put the 7.x
> > CD into the drive (and boot from it) and see if you get the option to
> > upgrade.  Now, if you haven't done anything to it it's probably
> > easiest to do a fresh install.
> >
> > I would also recommend (if you can) to install RH 7.2 - which is the
> > latest.  The only major difference you'll notice is the addition of
> > the ext3 filesystem - which might make a difference when you have an
> > unexpected reboot.  The journalled filesystems (such as ext3) are much
> > nicer.  Be warned there are also about 100 Megs or so of updates for
> > 7.2 (and more for 7.1) and you'll want to install them for security
> > reasons.
> >
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> > Adam Benjamin
> > Technical Infrastructure Specialist
> > Open Text Corporation
> >
> > > I never could get the video correct so I just left it there and never
>
> used
>
> > > it.  It's on a partitioned HDD with Win98.  I want to use Linux, but I
>
> am
>
> > > having trouble getting a good installation.  I now have Red Hat 7.1. 
> > > Is there anyway to upgrade the version already sinning on my hard
> > > drive?
>
> Thank
>
> > > you.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com
> > > [mailto:owner-linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com]On Behalf Of damon legare
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 11:08 PM
> > > To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> > > Subject: Re: [ltp] HELP..Installing RedHad 7.2 on a Thinkpad 600E
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks guys! Installed this evening without issue!! What a difference
>
> then
>
> > > when I tried this with RH 6.2!!!
> > >
> > > Is there a tool like Partition Magic for Linux?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "James M Corey" <jmcorey@ptdcs2.ra.intel.com>
> > > To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ltp] HELP..Installing RedHad 7.2 on a Thinkpad 600E
> > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 01:55:48PM -0600, Robert Hollis wrote:
> > > > > RedHat 7.2 should correctly detect the video driver /modes during
> > > > > installation.
> > > > > Select 1024x768 for resolution (generic laptop display) and the
>
> video is
>
> > > > > Neomagic 256AV.
> > > >
> > > > I can confirm this worked fine on my laptop, a 600E-2645-4BU.  I
>
> believe
>
> > > > I have also installed RedHat 7.2 on a 600E-2645-4AU.  No problems.
> > > >
> > > > It will automatically figure out the type of video adapter
> > > > (NeoMagic). Like he says the type of monitor to select is something
> > > > like "generic 1024x768 LCD laptop".  I remember it was a little odd,
> > > > maybe near the top of the list rather than in alphabetic order? 
> > > > Maybe had to expand
>
> a
>
> > > > level of hierarchy to get to it?  Anyway, not too hard to find.
> > > >
> > > > It will automatically support the Xircom PCMCIA ethernet card, just
>
> tell
>
> > > > it whether you want to use DHCP or whether instead you have a
>
> permanent
>
> > > > IP address.  If you aren't familiar with the networking questions it
>
> asks,
>
> > > > there is the help on the left side, and you may also find it useful
> > > > to look on the documentation CD, under the HOWTO section, e.g. the
> > > > NET
>
> howto.
>
> > > > I've not had the energy to want to tangle with getting sound to work
>
> on
>
> > > it.
> > >
> > > > No sndconfig support, oh well.
> > > >
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