update latest kernel, So upgrade autometically from 3 to 5 On 3/5/09, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote: > > gentoo's guide: > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml > > debian's guide: > http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/426 -- a little less > comprehensive > > Here's a quick rundown of the info > > Usual legal mumbo jumbo about me not accepting liability and such is here > -- it's your own system, so don't do anything on it that you don't > understand, or else deal with the repercussions. > > > 1) format the target drive (i.e. mfks.ext3 /dev/hda2) > 2) mount the drive (i.e. mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/newdistro) > 3) copy in the initial target system (for gentoo: tar xf > /some/place/local/stage3-lotsanumbers.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/newdistro > for debian, debootstrap lenny /mnt/newdistro) > > 4) mount necessary filesystems > mount -t proc proc /mnt/newdistro/proc > mount -o bind /dev /mnt/newdistro/dev > cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/newdistro/etc > 5) chroot into the new environment (chroot /mnt/newdistro) > 6) configure the new distro <<-- you're on your own here; this is described > in great detail many other places. > 7) add an entry to your bootloader to load the new distro (preferably also > add a failsafe in case the new one doesn't boot... see man grub, man lilo, > man syslinux, or whatever your loader of choice is) > 8) reboot > 9) enjoy! (or proceed to bash your head on the table if you forgot IDE > drivers to the kernel and didn't add a failsafe to the bootloader... who > *does* that??) > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:58 AM, Jibz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can u gimme steps on how to do it with a chrooted env? >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> well, the one with the spare drive you can install a chrooted environment >>> and reboot into it. If there's no spare space in the other server, it gets >>> a lot more tricky. If you were awfully clever you could boot into an >>> initramfs system with network support & repartition the hard drive to make >>> some space to do the same trick. >>> >>> I've installed linux remotely (strictly speaking, I had physical access), >>> but I've never tried to upgrade a distro remotely with removable media. >>> >>> Maybe someone else has more experience? Honestly, gentoo and debian are >>> the only ones I could install easily in this situation (with a stage tarball >>> or debootstrap). >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Jibz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> One server has and one doesnt... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> is there a spare hard drive in those machines? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Jibz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> I'm trying to upgrade my remote server from RHEL 3 to RHEL 5. My >>>>>> problem is that RHEL 5 DVD is with me and the servers are abroad. So i >>>>>> cannot insert the media into the server. So i have to adapt another >>>>>> method. >>>>>> Can i copy the contents of the DVD directly or as iso to the servers and >>>>>> do >>>>>> an upgrade?? If so how??? >>>>>> >>>>>> Urgent. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jibs >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not >>>>>> protect you." >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not >>>> protect you." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not >> protect you." >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > > Daniel > > > >
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