Re: Problem doinng an UPGRADE from tao-1 to tao-4

Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists-aTVbMOv0ehVWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:58:21 -0500
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On Sat, 2005-10-15 at 13:47 -0400, fredex wrote:
> Hi!
>=20
> I've got taolinux-1 installed on /dev/hda. When I boot the tao-4 CDROM
> it does not offer me the opportunity to upgrade. If I reboot it and type
> "linux askmethod" it does, but finds no upgradable linux installations.
>=20
> Further, if I have /dev/hdb in the machine (hdb carries an old RH72
> installation from a previous life), and boot the CD with "linux askmethod=
"
> it finds the RH72 system as the only upgradeable installation.
>=20
> This leads me to guess that Anaconda has never been "fixed" so that it=20
> will recognize a taolinux installation as upgradeable.
>=20
> can anyone confirm or deny this theory?
>=20
> Also, I'm assuming that I could hack the /etc/redhat-release file on my
> tao-1 installation and make it work. Can you suggest what I ought to put
> into it to fake out anaconda and get the correct result?
>=20

use the command:

linux upgradeany

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