Re: Upgrading from 2.2.8 to 2.4.9 and upgrading in general

[Andreas <an...@po...>]

Hi Stephen

>> Another issue is that it won't work with APUS precompiled kernel 2.2.10
>> AFAIR, because this kernel has not DOS partitioning scheme support compiled
>> in it, and that's what SuSE does with your harddisk, it will install a DOS
>> partition table. You have to use 2.4.9 I think. Just copy the
>> ramdisk.image.gz (I think it's called like this on the CD's, I don't
>> remember if I renamed it after copying, but you can determine it easy by
>> looking for a file in the size of about 610008 bytes [version 7.1] on the
>> CD's, somewhere in a install directory) from the SuSE CD set (I can't
>> remember if it has been on CD no. 1, but I guess it was) to your Amiga disk
>> where you have bootstrap and the start script. If you have problems
>> determining the ramdisk.image file I could also send it to you if you wish
>> that (although I don't know about copyright issues, and only version 7.1).
> 
> How did you get around the problem of the RamDisk probing irq settings, as
> when I tried installing SuSE the installation hung at this point and would
> not move on.

Uhmm, I am not aware of such a problem! At which step of the installation
does this problem occur?

The only time the systems hangs, is, after you have installed the packets of
the first cd. That's the point when, altough there are plenty of packets still
to be installed (but not from CD 1), the Installer saves the already done work,
askes you about machine name, passwort and so forth, and then tries to start
linuxrc. At this point, the install stalls, and the system hangs. But that's
no problem at all, just switch power on and of and reboot the system (this time directly,
without the installer, like you would normally boot into a linux system), then
enter as root, and start yast (be aware of the qwerty problem), from where you
can install the lacking pakets by selecting the same task as during the
installation (like 'workstation', 'server', or something else). Afterwards,
your done.

Which kernel did you use? I remember that I once also used a 2.2.10 kernel by
the AZT-ev Germany to install SuSE 7.1 (I've done the installation several
times), and this one supported DOS part tables, so, if you are still having problems
you could either contact http://www.azt-ev.de/linux.html or I could send you the kernel. But I
would prefer contacting AZT in the case Thomas Mache may have applied some
own patches on his kernels (but I am not sure about that), and he may have now
some newer compiles.

-- 
Kind regards,
Andi