RHEL 2.1 compatability question.

[Ed Wilts, RHCE]

On 11/08/04 17:12, Radke, Theresa A wrote:
> I've run into the RHEL nightmare and dell systems just recently and have
> come up with the following:
> 
> 1.  If you modify that operating system in any way then you invalidate
> your service agreement.

So instead you're choosing to install a totally unsupported operating 
system?  RHL 9 was end-of-lifed quite a while ago.

> 2.  That operating system has been customized to run the hardware in
> your dell, try installing over it and you'll get errors.

> 3.  you can't find the correct versions of anything to install,
> including oracle grid version.

You won't find a supported Oracle for RHL 9 either.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Shaun T. Erickson
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:50 PM
> To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> Subject: RHEL 2.1 compatability question.
> 
> I have just received a Dell 2650 server with RHEL 2.1 installed. When 
> perusing the web for RPMs, I don't see any for RHEL 2.1. For any RPM 
> that I might want to use, must I only get the SRPM and rebuild it, 
> before I can use it?

You'll find a lot of RPMs for RHEL 2.1 at Dag's archive:
http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/

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