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

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:43:46 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, dmlegare 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?

Yes, and yes.  The only safe way to install the differences from
either 7.0 or 7.1 to 7.2 is to download the entire 7.2 version.  If
you really wanted to avoid another major download (and were happy to
do without ext3) then you could simply download all of the updates for
7.1 and probably run quite happily that way.

I'm not as paranoid as Tod Harter sounds (to me) about upgrading
versus a complete re-install of your OS, although I have seen things
that didn't upgrade 100% properly.  Mind you - if you customize the
look and feel of your install as much as I do (or even more) then
you'd probably prefer the upgrade instead of the re-install as there's
a lot to do to re-customize your system to you liking.  However if you
use a pretty vanilla system, then indeed I would recommend starting
from scratch - it would make things easier.

Sounds like you have a bit of learning to do in general - and really
the best way to do that is to spend some time arguing with it.  For
example, I think it was you who asked what and RPM is.  I don't know
of any *one* resource to point you at for answers to all your
questions (as you'll probably have many more like that) but check out
the HOWTO documents that can be found on the web and they'll point you
in the right direction.  By the way - an RPM is a RedHat Package
Manager archive of either source or object code that can be installed
on your system.  That way instead of recompiling your code (and trying
to figure out where it should be installed) you simply tell the
package manager to "make it so."  Uninstallation becomes as easy.

Anyway, good luck with it. Do some reading.  Do some experiments (on a
test system - not a production one. ;) )  And come ask when you need
pointers as to what to try next.

Enjoy,

Adam Benjamin

> ----- 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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