How To Initiate Upgrade from FC4 to FC5

Altstatten · #1 3rd July 2006, 05:38 PM

FC4 installed on ym laptop. BIOS is set to boot from CD, then HD. I've looked for simple directions on how-to upgrade but an hour of looking is enough.

When I reboot the computer it goes straight to the FC4 and loads it. Seems to ignore the FC5 Disk #1 in the CD drive.

How do I initiate the upgrade process?

markkuk · #2 3rd July 2006, 06:11 PM

Boot with the CD #1, configure the language and keyboard, then choose "Upgrade an existing installation". http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora...ng-system.html

Are you sure the FC5 disk is correctly burned? Does it work on other machines?

Altstatten · #3 3rd July 2006, 07:39 PM

The cd just worked fine on my other computer. Just not being recognized at all on the laptop.

Craig Pemberton · #4 3rd July 2006, 08:01 PM

If you have a boot menu option while your computer is posting, use that.
Otherwise, set it to boot from CD in your BIOS.
(This is not an issue with Fedora but with a basic hardware setting)

Altstatten · #5 3rd July 2006, 08:08 PM

Quote:

while your computer is posting

What does that mean??

And I appreciate the reply but I mentioned in my very first post that my BIOS IS set to boot from CD. ???

Craig Pemberton · #6 3rd July 2006, 08:14 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test

Sorry, it wasn't clear which BIOS you were talking about. Still sounds like a BIOS issue though.

lazlow · #7 3rd July 2006, 09:07 PM

Check a different bootable cd in the drive. It may be that the drive has a problem or has a problem with that specific disk.

lazlow

enjoywithme · #8 4th July 2006, 03:02 PM

I am just wondering if i can upgrade my FC4 to FC5 directly from network? My old kernel is 2.6.14-1.1653_FC4. I executed "yum update" and found the kernel 2.6.17-1.2139_FC4 was installed. why is it not 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 ? with FC5, the newest kernel i2.6.17-1.2139_FC5??

SlowJet · #9 4th July 2006, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altstatten

The cd just worked fine on my other computer. Just not being recognized at all on the laptop.

Sometimes the CD Boot is ingaded by pressing a key on the keyboard
as
Press any key to boot from CD.

Also, some BIOS have a 2 part configuation,
1. Boot from CD = yes or on
2. Boot device list.
Fisrt CD, Second floppy, third HDD, etc

SJ

Gu3st · #10 5th July 2006, 05:42 AM

looks prob with his cdrom drive.

Supadan85 · #11 5th July 2006, 06:25 AM

if you have a floppy drive try making a bootable floopy to boot from the cd Drive, dowload "boot2pup.img.gz"
from "http://www.puppyos.com/boot2pup.htm" and make yourself a floppy according to the instructions on the page