On 05/19/02, 10:13:45AM +0200, Joachim Breuer wrote: > Hm. I've done more than one upgrade (7.0 -> 7.1 -> 7.2 -> 7.3) of > several Ximianized RH systems, one of them yesterday (7.2 -> 7.3). (I > wanted to verify this procedure again before commenting on it in the > other message about removing rpms in this thread). > > All I usually did was upgrade using the CDs (booting off them, > choosing "upgrade") as usual, where I had to tell RH that it's ok with > me that it does what it sees fit with "overlapping 3rd party > packages". > > After upgrading RH I simply reinstalled ximian using the following > procedure: > > - "System-wide" X server turned off (telinit 3 or edited initdefault) > > - On text console 1 log in as root, start X (using just > X > so it will sit there without any applications - especially no gnome > ones) > > - On text console 2 log in as root, start the ximian installer > DISPLAY=:0 ./installer-rpm-glibc2.2-i386 > > - Switching to the X screen (usually console 7) shows the ximian > installer sort of stuck in the upper left corner without any > decoration (because no window manager is running); but it is fully > useable nonetheless. Finish installation as usual. > > + Sometimes the installer complains about requireing specific versions > of some packages (but that is no longer related to the RH upgrade - > would happen with a full reinstall as well, I guess). When you have > the machine being installed connected to the internet just removing > the offending packages is usually sufficient; if it is in the way a > different version would be installed by ximian anyway ;-) > > - After installation has completed, exit X server (for example using > Ctrl-Alt-Backspace in the now empty graphics screen); go back to > runlevel 5 (telinit 5) and exit the text consoles. > > Worked for me everytime; yesterday even between upgrading RH and > reinstalling Ximian the gnome desktop was in a useable state (as my > girlfriend accidentally found out :-) > > > What exactly are the upgrade problems you're experiencing? Joe,
I commend you on your acumen in carrying out the upgrade/ximianisation, as you've described. You are at a different level than I, for sure. When I attempted the upgrade of my ximianised 7.1 machine, I followed the Red Hat release notes, which are, as I recall, identical to the release notes for 7.3. After upgrade, I went (whilst logged in to a Ximian Gnome desktop) to the Ximian site to perform a reinstall. It simply bombed. The machine was unusable as a gnome machine. KDE worked, however. So, faced with an unusable gnome environment, I went through the rpm -e route, as noted earlier in the thread. Thanks for your note, though, as it is a real technical tour de force > > > So long, > Joe -- John P. Verel Living Proof That Low Tech Beats High Tech! _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
