FC4 --> FC5T3. Via nfs from dvd iso. Howto bootstrap install.

[G.Wolfe Woodbury]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 07:12:46PM -0500, Nat Gross wrote:
> On 2/22/06, G.Wolfe Woodbury <ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us> wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 05:34:14PM -0500, Nat Gross wrote:
> > > On 2/22/06, yonas abraham <yonas at erimp3.com> wrote:
> > > > Nat Gross wrote:
> > > > > Basic question, folks.
> > > > > Machines A and B, both FC4.
> > > > > A is the one I want to upgrade to FC5.
> > > > > B has the dvd iso image in /nfs and is exported. (checksum ok.)
> > > > > A currently has B:/nfs mounted in /mnt/B.
> > > > > A can currently browse the iso ok.
> > > > >
> > > > > Question: How do I get the show on the road.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks;
> > > > > -nat
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > you need to boot B from the boot cd/dvd and on the boot command put
> > > > askmethod??? Then choose nfs instll and give A's address and location of
> > > > the iso
> > > (You have A & B inversed from my example, no matter.)
> > > I forgot to mention that on the machine to be upgraded, A, I do not
> > > have a dvd drive, just a cdrom rw bootable.
> >
> > Fetch the rescuecd.iso image and burn that, it has the installer plus
> > some rescue tools.  Use "linux askmethod" at the boot prompt.
> Go it, thanks.
> 
> One more question folks, relating to FC4-->FC5t3, which I should have asked.
> Will it upgrade the system without wiping any of the current config or data?
> (When it went from FC3---->FC4, it simply updated everything, in place.)

I found that the hostname got lost, and the yum repos got scrambled a
bit.  Everything else stayed okay.

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