Re: Redhat 4.0 FTP Install

["Jay Benfield" <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Downloading the images as we speak. Thanks. 

Date forwarded: 	Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:09:48 -0400
From:           	Bruce Smith <bruce@armintl.com>
Subject:        	Re: Redhat 4.0 FTP Install
To:             	klug@klug.armintl.com
Date sent:      	Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:09:35 EDT
Forwarded by:   	klug@klug.armintl.com
Send reply to:  	klug@klug.armintl.com

> > > I looked at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/
> > > and that does not contain a valid CD image.  I also can't find the entire
> > > 4.0 distribution on that site.  Perhaps it's to old?
> > > 
> > > To see what a valid CD image starting point looks like, take a look at
> > > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/redhat/redhat-5.1/i386
> > > 
> > > I probably should ask why you are trying to install such an old release
> > > of Redhat . . . .  nah, never mind.   :{)
> > 
> > haha You probably should ask! Actually, I was originally going 
> > install FreeBSD on it via FTP, and I couldn't get it on the 'net to do 
> > the install. So, I had a couple RH 4.0 disks kicking around, so I 
> > thought I would attempt an install - primarily to see if the nic card in 
> > the ancient box I'm installing it on is functional. 
> > 
> > Thanks for the info. I'll probably just try an RH 5.1 install. :-) 
> 
> You're much better off with Redhat 5.1 IMO.
> 
> You can download the diskette images for RH 5.1 from the FTP site
> (and create the diskettes from DOS using rawrite.exe) if you still 
> want to try to a FTP install.
> 
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> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
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