Just a quick note or 2 on upgrading from fedora core 1 to 2...
First off, check the contents of /etc/redhat-release. If, like me, you were masquerading as RHEL 3.0, then you won't get too far trying to upgrade Fedora Core 1 (: You should find the true contents in /etc/fedora-release... just symlink it back.
Second, if you've modified the contents of /etc/sysctl.conf, then make a local copy of it and restore after install, running sysctl -p to implement the changes.
Apart from that, it went sweetly. My cd reader started playing up half way through the installation to such an extent that I had to give it the old 3 fingered salute, but restarting the upgrade from CD 1 had the upgrade back to where it was in no time, with no side effects. Now that really was a relief!
At the moment, I'm running the default 2.6.5 kernel, which is good as I couldn't get it to work before (: I may wait for 2.6.7 before changing again.
I was, however, rather surprised at the 39 packages already waiting for update!
Improvements... at last I've got sound! It's not quite right yet, as I've now got support for the Realtek ALC 650 mixer as well as the NVidia nForce2 mixer that should be there ( it's an Athlon based shuttle system ). Still don't know if I can get surround sound, as the realtek mixer is the one that's connected!
Downsides... the nvidia patch that worked to well under all kernels on Fedora core 1 now locks the system... so if you try it, save a copy of your working /etc/X11/XF86Config, and be prepared to boot into rescue mode and delete the module /mnt/sysimage/lib/modules/linux-2.6.5-1.358/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko ( I think I got that right! ), and restore your X config file.
So, to anyone wondering whether to upgrade, it seems to be a rather painless operation. I'm a happy chicken now I've got some kind of sound support, and am off to see if I can get it set up beter.
Steve
