Red Hat Install of 2.1 vice 4.0

[jbr at star.net (Barry Ryan)]

Hello John,

The Red Hat 2.1 version (from disk #2 of Nov 95 Slackware) seems to be
working.  It does show one major difference, TIME.  Using the 4.0 version,
it would have all of the modules installed within 15 minutes!  

I looked at the package again, and didn't see anything to the effect of
CDRom Speed?  I am using a 2X for my Linux machine.  Version 2.0 takes
almost 3 hours to load onto the machine?  I don't know if it is the
Slackware disk or is that about correct!  

Well, after 2 hours and 35 minutes I have version 2.1 Red Hat in X-Win mode
installed on my system.  Works great.  Now, that is with a MS/Dos 18 Meg
partition, at hda1, Linux-8 at hda2 (and LILO MBR installed) and swap at hda3.

When doing the RED HAT version 4.0 on RH CD's it would finish in about 20
minutes at 95-98% before it would reboot.  After seeing what has transpired
I think that there might be something wrong with the boot/install program,
or is it designed for a faster (I'm using 2X) CDRom?  I don't know what the
answers are.  Tomorrow I'll wipe out the DOS partition, and re-install
Linux 2.1, and make the system completely Linux.  If that works then I will
try and use the RED HAT 4.0 CD's to upgrade.  I'll keep you all posted.  

My learning curve on Linux has reached the parabolic vortex of this is fun :)

NOTE:  Just out of curiosity, do you happen tyo have a copy of 2.1 handy
for tomorrow's Install-A-Fest?  Might be a handy thing to have around.  I'm
living proof of that.  Good luck tomorrow. 

					Take care,
					    Barry...


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