Re: XFree86 version 4 on Redhat?

[Dirk H Bartley <bartleyd2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put the cd-drive in the machine that I wanted to upgrade.  No problems!

Dirk H Bartley wrote:
> 
> Tried it both by both text install and default install.  It got to the
> choice of custom or server or workstation or upgrade.  I chose upgrade, it
> kerchunked for a little bit and ceased with the message.  Problem occurred,
> pleas insert a disk and send the information on the disk to bugzilla.
> 
> Dirk
> 
> Adam Williams wrote:
> >
> > >Bugz appeared when I tried to do an upgrade last night.  Not a single
> > >package upgraded.  Then the wife and I went to some friends.  Now I get
> > to
> > >decide wheather to: 1 report the bug as requested, and wheather to
> > format
> > >and start from scratch.  Funny how the first time I try ...
> >
> > Just lucky I guess.  You could of course both report the bug AND start
> > over.  I've done two quite complicated server box upgrades from 6.x and
> > have had GREAT success with both.  Since OS upgrades require downtime
> > (something 2.4 might resolve) it's nice to do hardware upgrades at the
> > same time and I've done three complicated installs where I just
> > started from scratch.  All have been marevelously successful and much
> > easier than any RH/Linux installation in the past.  In light of all that
> > I'd be very interested myself in the "bug".  Do you mean not a single
> > package in the entire system upgraded or not a single X related package
> > (this bieng an X related thread)?