[ale] upgrade

[Jeff Hubbs]

Dean -

This answer is far from authoritative but try this and see if it works.

One install method is over-the-network via SMB (the protocol used by Windows
to do file and print sharing).  Try to share out the CD-ROM drive in the
Win98 machine and see if you can get the SMB install to work.  The reason
why I'm afraid it might not is that Win98 or your CD-ROM driver might mangle
the filenames (i.e., might not handle multiple dots correctly).  

If that doesn't work, if you have software for Win98 that will let it act as
an FTP Server (NetManage Chameleon is one example), then maybe it will act
differently if you try a network install via IP.

Another class of possible paths forward would involve working with the ISO
image file (yes, a bigass file) from the CD.  I recall that there is some
way you can do an install from an ISO file of a distribution CD using the
loopback device, but I don't know how applicable that would be.  The "dot
problem" from Windows 98 won't affect the contents of the ISO file.  The ISO
file might be useful if none of the network install options work; maybe you
could copy the ISO file to a hard drive under Win98, add that drive to the
target machine, and do some sort of hard drive install that goes through the
loopback device somehow to look inside the ISO file (I'm really grasping at
straws here; this may be BS).

- Jeff

-----Original Message-----
 From: dean pinili [mailto:dpinili at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:45 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] upgrade


hello to all,
     I'm a complete newbie with Linux so please go
easy on me:):) I would even be glad if you guys will
lead me to specific documents related to my
situation...
     My case is this, i'm running a dual boot(Red Hat
5.1 kernel 2.0.35 and windows 98) in a LAN. Linux in
this case is installed in a small partition (500 mb)
for experimental purposes. I'm planning to upgrade to
Red Hat 6.0 but unfortunately the only CD-ROM drive
that we have is in another machine running Windows98.
Is ther anyway that i can proceed with the upgrade???
Downloading is not an option for me coz we have a very
 slow connection here...


      I optimistic that you guys will be willing to
help a complete newbie.. I'm hoping that i can move
this machine to the Server if I can convince my boss
that Linux can do wonders...
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