Re: Problems updating to 2010

On Monday 09 Nov 2009 05:49:33 Ole Madsen wrote:
> > From: ed <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems updating to 2010
> > To: newbie-4qZELD6FgxheH41UXmfQsti2O/[email protected]
> > Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:15 PM
> >
> > Ian wrote:
> > > On Sunday 08 Nov 2009 22:54:58 Ole Madsen wrote:
> > >   
> > >
> > >> I have some old hardware which I have found useful
> >
> > to keep running:  An HP
> >
> > >>  Vectra, 800 MHz processor and 256 MB
> >
> > RAM.  Pretty anemic by current
> >
> > >>  standards, but it works OK for checking
> >
> > e-mail, reading news and as a back
> >
> > >>  up workstation. At this time I have Mandriva
> >
> > 2007.1 installed and
> >
> > >>  everything works fine.  However, the
> >
> > program is no longer being
> >
> > >>  supported/updated, so I would like to switch
> >
> > to something newer.  Here is
> >
> > >>  problem number one: The machine does not
> >
> > have a DVD drive, only CD.  In
> >
> > >>  2007 you could get Mandriva on multiple CDs,
> >
> > but no more.
> >
> > >> So, I tried Mandriva 2010 One, and had no
> >
> > luck.  It goes through the
> >
> > >>  motions until a screen that says: "Starting
> >
> > Configuration Manager".  After
> >
> > >>  that the screen goes dark and the machine
> >
> > becomes unresponsive.  At that
> >
> > >>  point cutting the power appears to be the
> >
> > only way forward.
> >
> > >> How do I get updated from the 2007.1 program?
> > >>     
> > >
> > > Change the media sources to 2010 repositories would
> >
> > seem to be one of the answers. I'd check that 2010 can run
> > in 256mb first, though :-)
> >
> > >   
> >
> > I sure would back up everything 3 times in different
> > places, as there is a LOT of differences [under the hood, in
> > the kernels,ide numbering, etc...]  between 2007.1 and
> > 2010.
> >
> > you may be better off to back up and do a fresh install
> > anyway.
>
> Thanks for the replies.  Yes.. a fresh install was really what I had in
> mind.  Getting from 2007.1 to 2010 is what I meant to say.
>
> But install what exactly?  Remember the machine only accepts CDs, and the
> only CD with 2010 on it crashes when I try to run it.  As I understand it,
> the "One" issue contains a bootable system with an option to install it.

One of the problems I had trying to install 2009 was not enough space in my 
partition
maryse
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