Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:09:40 +0100 (CET) From: Stefan Fent <sf@suse.de> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101111752231.9402-100000@d150.suse.de> Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Upgrade SuSE 6.1 -> 7.0 on AS 200 4/166
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Joerg Bruehe wrote:
> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:20:35 +0100
> From: Joerg Bruehe <joerg@sql.de>
> To: "Alpha Linux (SuSE)" <suse-axp@suse.com>
> Subject: [suse-axp] Upgrade SuSE 6.1 -> 7.0 on AS 200 4/166
>
> Dear SuSE-AXP users,
>
> I am going to do this upgrade in the next days.
>
> 1) To prepare for it, I wanted to check the SDB at the URL
> given in the 7.0 book:
> http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/de/html/bugs70axp.html
> However, this address is not working - just a typo,
> or a severe problem ?
> (The "errata" page does not mention anything relevant ...)
No, these article just don't exist at the moment.
>
> 2) The machine boots via ARC / Alpha-BIOS, no SRM installed.
> Is there any need to change to SRM ?
>
No, should work with milo as well, but as I don't know wether Milo-2.2
works on Avanti, you may have to use the disks in unsorted/disks-2.0
with Milo-2.0.35
> 3) I would prefer to do an upgrade, not a new installation.
> (Yes, I did my full tape backup before ...)
> Are there any known problems ?
>
I don't know. (But the backup is anyways a good idea), I never tried that.
> 4) Can / should I go from 6.1 to 7.0 directly,
> or should I do 6.1 -> 6.3 and 6.3 -> 7.0 as separate steps ?
>
can't say :( I only made updates from 6.4 to 7.0, w/o problems).
> 5) The SDB mentions an error on page 20, the "initrd" parameter
> is missing for the installation "milo".
Yes, this is true, the "OS Options" need "initrd=/etc/initdisk.gz" as
additional parameter.
>
> My understanding is that this parameter is required only
> for initial installation boot - does it also apply to the
> upgrade and/or the later installed kernel ?
No, it's needed just to boot for installation.
>
> Thank you for all hints,
> Joerg Bruehe
>
Mit freundlichen Grüssen / With kind regards,
Stefan Fent
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