I'm attempting to upgrade from RedHat 5.2 to 6.0, off a CD from CheapBytes.
Not having much luck.
5.2 works properly - X, KDE, networking, etc.
Using the installer on the 6.0 CD, I choose the 'Upgrade' option. The
installer winds up and asks if I'd like to install Gnome, I say 'yes'. From
there the install proceeds normally. I reboot.
The boot process gets as far as "Bringing up interface eth0" where it
promptly hangs. All I can do is Control-Alt-Delete to reboot once more.
Deciding that the "upgrade" simply isn't working properly I reinstall, this
time choosing "Install" instead of "Upgrade". (Since I'm still in the
learning phase with Linux there's nothing of any importance on the machine,
so I just let the installer wipe the disk clean and start over.) I've
installed and reinstalled enough times that I know the routine - I choose to
configure LAN during installation, no problem; configure X with all the same
options as previous installs, no problem.
So, I finish the install and reboot. Once again, it hangs up when it gets to
"bringing up interface eth0". Dang. Okay, I'll install again, but this time
I'll skip the LAN configuration. Reinstall, reboot. It works, and now I'm at
the login screen. I login.
Give the command 'startx'. It doesn't work. Run Xconfigurator, selecting
_exactly_ the same options (video card, monitor type, resolution/bit-depth)
that I used for RedHat 5.2. X STILL will not work. The first time I run
Xconfigurator I get the "There was a problem with your X configuration..."
message. If I go back and try again, I get the "Unable to function in
probing mode..." (or similar wording) message.
Synopsis: If I configure LAN during the install, I can't boot. If I skip LAN
configuration, I can boot, but no X.
So after all that, I wipe the hard drive and reinstall 5.2 with no trouble.
Everything works perfectly. Let's try the "upgrade" option again.
I run the installer, configure everything, and reboot. This time it works!
WAHOO! But still can't get X working...
Back at the login screen, I notice something:
RedHat Linux 6.0 (Hedwig)
Kernel 2.0.36 on an i586
Now wait a minute... shouldn't that say "Kernel 2.2.5"?
I suspect this is the source of much of my trouble. I've verified that the
installer _is indeed_ installing Kernel 2.2.5. Am I missing some important
step? Do I need to reconfigure something to get it to use the proper kernel?
Do I need to go in and manually delete the old kernel?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated - even if someone can just tell
me where to look for help with this.
If it makes any difference, my processor is an AMD-K6 200MHz.
Thanks!
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Rik Osborne
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http://www.phase42.net
