Upgrading to RHEL 4

[Smith, Albert]

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> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> jlopes151 at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:05 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: Upgrading to RHEL 4
> 
> > On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 19:20 +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 03:07 +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
> > > > > Ok so I have downloaded the *.iso files now what? I don't yet 
> > > > > know enough
> > > > about Linx to use these files. Can anyone help?
> > > > 
> > > > You can burn the files to CDs and install from there.  That's 
> > > > probably the easiest way.
> > > > 
> > > > Are you currently running Linux?  If so, what version?  Can you 
> > > > post the output of the "dmesg" command?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I ran the dmesg command the output is in the attached 
> file. I tried 
> > > to burn a
> > cd using the cdrecord command.
> > > Found the cdrom dev values with -scanbus option. I have two cds 
> > > drives on this
> > machine one wouldn't mount the other appears to work. The command 
> > executes and runs with a number of messages but when I 
> acces the cd nothing is there.
> > > 
> > > Here's the command
> > > mkisofs -R -o /vzr/tmp/myhome.cd /home/myhome cdrecord 
> -scanbus (see 
> > > attached fiel scanbus.txt) cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0,0 -data 
> > > /var/tmp/myhome.cd
> > 
> > Yes, that's right.  The LiteON is a DVD-RW (I have one too).  The 
> > other device appears to be a simple DVD reader:
> > 
> > 	hdc: attached ide-cdrom driver.
> > 	hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache, UDMA(33)
> > 
> > Now, as far as burning the .iso images you downloaded, the 
> command you 
> > want to use is:
> > 
> > 	cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 /path/to/iso/file
> > 
> > Repeat that for each .iso you downloaded.  When you're done, you 
> > should be able to take the CD you burned for the first .iso 
> file and 
> > boot right off it.
> 
> How can I check that the file is on the CD? I have tried to 
> backup my home dir files but don't see anything when I mount 
> the drive.
> 
> 
> > On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 19:20 +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 03:07 +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
> > > > > Ok so I have downloaded the *.iso files now what? I don't yet 
> > > > > know enough
> > > > about Linx to use these files. Can anyone help?
> > > > 
> > > > You can burn the files to CDs and install from there.  That's 
> > > > probably the easiest way.
> > > > 
> > > > Are you currently running Linux?  If so, what version?  Can you 
> > > > post the output of the "dmesg" command?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I ran the dmesg command the output is in the attached 
> file. I tried 
> > > to burn a
> > cd using the cdrecord command.
> > > Found the cdrom dev values with -scanbus option. I have two cds 
> > > drives on this
> > machine one wouldn't mount the other appears to work. The command 
> > executes and runs with a number of messages but when I 
> acces the cd nothing is there.
> > > 
> > > Here's the command
> > > mkisofs -R -o /vzr/tmp/myhome.cd /home/myhome cdrecord 
> -scanbus (see 
> > > attached fiel scanbus.txt) cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0,0 -data 
> > > /var/tmp/myhome.cd
> > 
> > Yes, that's right.  The LiteON is a DVD-RW (I have one too).  The 
> > other device appears to be a simple DVD reader:
> > 
> > 	hdc: attached ide-cdrom driver.
> > 	hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache, UDMA(33)
> > 
> > Now, as far as burning the .iso images you downloaded, the 
> command you 
> > want to use is:
> > 
> > 	cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 /path/to/iso/file
> > 
> > Repeat that for each .iso you downloaded.  When you're done, you 
> > should be able to take the CD you burned for the first .iso 
> file and 
> > boot right off it.
> > 
> > 
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To mount the ISO to make sure it's valid do the following:

mount -o loop path_to_iso/isofile mount_point

Albert Smith
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT  
Genex Services
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