On Monday 30 April 2007 16:41, bigoperm wrote: > I need to downgrade from Etch back to Sarge. The only resource I have is > the original Sarge install CD. How can I use this CD to reinstall Sarge > (over Etch) without using any data?
There is no (official) downgrade path, only upgrade. > My intuition tells me all I need to do is skip the partition phase of the > install, and things should be okay; however to do so requires that a root > filesystem must be mounted. Is there a boot option I can pass to the > installer to tell it to mount my already existing system? Thanks in > advance. You could install sarge into a partition that has etch and just don't format it, I don't recommend that though. I think the best way is a good backup of your data and a fresh install of sarge. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
