<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>FC4T2 Hangs on boot. What incantation to upgrade RHEL 3WS to FC4T2?</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks to John Wyles, I've found a bypass that seems to have saved the day:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.johnwyles.com/archives/2004/07/05/fedora_core_2_network_install.php"> http://www.johnwyles.com/archives/2004/07/05/fedora_core_2_network_install.php</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>describes, with minor changes needed, the simple steps to replace my existing RHEL with FC4T2 without trauma.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As he warns, it's kind of a one shot deal, but in my case well worth the risk if only to silence the local microsoft minions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Still hoping for an answer as to why FC4T2 has stopped booting on Dell Latitudes...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=719445216-13042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Onward!</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> fedora-test-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-test-list-bounces@redhat.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Pete Pinter<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B> fedora-test-list@redhat.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> FC4T2 Hangs on boot. What incantation to upgrade RHEL 3WS to FC4T2?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Similar to other (unanswered) posts in the April archive re: boot failure on Dell Latitudes, I'm just getting the initial F1-Main…F5-Rescue option list and nothing else but a '.' when I enter anything on a freshly burned FC4T2 ISO.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there a Command Line option to upgrade from the RHEL 3 WS installed on it to FC4T2 that might otherwise launch the upgrade process?</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I'm an uninformed enthusiast and just my luck, I'm trying to get this installed among a bunch of M$ cheerleaders.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any insights or suggestions greatly appreciated, as always.</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>