Headless dedicated server running FC1, how do I get FC2?

[Chris Kloiber]

On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 07:50, Bill Williamson wrote:
> Matthew Miller wrote:
> > On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 09:35:07AM +1000, Bill Williamson wrote:
> >>Is there a supported or suggested upgrade procedure for people who don't 
> >>have physical access to their FC1 box, or are we stuck praying nothing 
> > Really, there's not. Is there any on-site maintenance? Were I in this
> > situation, I'd leave the box at FC1 rather than attempting a yum or apt
> > upgrade.
> 
> -Serverbeach server.  Was originally RH9, I bumped it up to FC1 once I'd 
> tested it at home due to RHDL being whacked.
> -I live in Australia, my box is somewhere in texas I think.  No go there.
> -Their onsite-maint is basically "restore you to last backup/image."
> -What do I do once FC1 stops updating?
> 
> --begin rant, ignore this bit--
> I'm trying not to get livid at this revelation, but this really is a 
> crappy thing to do to early adopters.  I loved the idea of a yum/apt 
> based RH that was constantly updating, and was amoung those who defended 
> FC against all the unfounded FUD being spread.  Now I'm being hung out 
> to dry, whereas had I done what everyone was screaming and just gone to 
> debian or gentoo, I'd be fine.
> 
> I know no one owes it to ME to make it work/etc, but I'm basically 
> screwed now for supporting what I thought was a good thing.
> --end rant--
> 
> Hopefully I'll get some other suggestions though :)  Other than this my 
> FC experience has been tip top.

If all else fails, this is a pretty big community, and I suppose
*somebody* on this list lives in Texas that could help you out, you
would probably only need to authorize their presence with Serverbeach.

-- 
Chris Kloiber