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Digimer: /* Installing Fedora Core 1 */

2013-05-21T02:08:50Z

Installing Fedora Core 1

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	Take 2: I ran into a problem initially where the VM kept jumping to 100% CPU and got totally unresponsive. This started happening even when booting off the FC1, FC2 and FC3 install media. So I decided to try a new approach and start over. Last time, I defined the VM once for Fedora Core 1. This required optimizing for Kernel 2.4 and full virtualization. This time, I plan to undefine the VM and create a new VM for each upgrade, optimized for that version. This will be like taking the hard drive out of the old computer, sticking it in a new computer and running the OS upgrade. So lets see how this goes.		Take 2: I ran into a problem initially where the VM kept jumping to 100% CPU and got totally unresponsive. This started happening even when booting off the FC1, FC2 and FC3 install media. So I decided to try a new approach and start over. Last time, I defined the VM once for Fedora Core 1. This required optimizing for Kernel 2.4 and full virtualization. This time, I plan to undefine the VM and create a new VM for each upgrade, optimized for that version. This will be like taking the hard drive out of the old computer, sticking it in a new computer and running the OS upgrade. So lets see how this goes.

	= ~~Installing~~ Fedora Core 1 =		= Fedora Core 1 =

	* Codename: ''Yarrow''		* Codename: ''Yarrow''

Digimer: /* Fedora Core 3 */

2013-05-21T02:07:03Z

Fedora Core 3

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	The base install is now up to 2.7 [[GiB]].		The base install is now up to 2.7 [[GiB]].

			The [[Red Hat]] website still crashes the browser. Otherwise, the [[RHN]] and various [https://alteeve.ca AN!] websites render the same as before.

	''Some Apps''		''Some Apps''

	{\|		{\|
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_01.png\|thumb\|350px\|Darker wallpapaer]]
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_02.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_02.png\|thumb\|350px\|Menus are still pretty much unchanged]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_03.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_03.png\|thumb\|350px\|Desktop install uses 2.7 GIB]]
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_04.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_04.png\|thumb\|350px\|Firefox was installed, not mozilla, so the "Browser" button didn't work]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_05.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_05.png\|thumb\|350px\|A fairly easy fix. Just need to edit the icon's link]]
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_06.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_06.png\|thumb\|350px\|... and voila! The default FC3 webpage]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_07.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_07.png\|thumb\|350px\|Firefox 1.0, Preview Release]]
	\|[[File:fc3_apps_08.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_apps_08.png\|thumb\|350px\|Hardware browser]]
			\|}

			= Fedora Core 4 =

			* Codename: ''Stentz''
			* Released; [http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/3/x86_64/iso/FC3-x86_64-DVD.iso June 13, 2005]
			* Kernel: [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.11.tar.bz2 2.6.11]

			The virtual server rebuilt using the following command;

			<source lang="bash">
			virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
			-n FC4 \
			--ram 2048 \
			--vcpus 2 \
			--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core4/FC4-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom \
			--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk \
			--os-type=linux \
			--os-variant rhel4 \
			--network network=default,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96
			</source>

			First, notice that the <span class="code">--os-variant</span> is still <span class="code">rhel4</span>. There wasn't an option for <span class="code">fedora4</span>, either, so RHEL 4 was the closest match.

			'''Upgrade'''

			{\|
			\|[[File:fc4_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
			\|[[File:fc4_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:~~fc3_apps_09~~.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc4_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
	\|[[File:~~fc3_apps_10~~.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc4_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
			\|}

			The base install is now up to xxx [[GiB]].

			The [[Red Hat]] website still crashes the browser. Otherwise, the [[RHN]] and various [https://alteeve.ca AN!] websites render the same as before.

			''Some Apps''

			{\|
			\|[[File:fc4_apps_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
			\|[[File:fc4_apps_02.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:~~fc3_apps_11~~.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc4_apps_03.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
	\|[[File:~~fc3_apps_12~~.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc4_apps_04.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]
	\|}		\|}

Digimer: /* Fedora Core 3 */

2013-05-21T00:14:26Z

Fedora Core 3

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	{\|		{\|
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\|Notice that /home is not set to be formatted.]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_02.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_02.png\|thumb\|350px\|No firewall, no SELinux. Complicated enough as it is...]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_03.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_03.png\|thumb\|350px\|Standard "Desktop" install]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_04.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_04.png\|thumb\|350px\|Install completed! (finally...)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_05.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_05.png\|thumb\|350px\|Had to recreate my user via first-boot]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_06.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_06.png\|thumb\|350px\|Setting up your screen is now in first-boot as well]]
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_07.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_08.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_09.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_10.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_11.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_12.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_13.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_14.png\|thumb\|350px\|~~ ]]
	\|-		\|-
			\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_07.png\|thumb\|350px\|All done!]]
			\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_08.png\|thumb\|350px\|Login screen is the same as before]]
	\|}		\|}

Digimer at 23:50, 20 May 2013

2013-05-20T23:50:17Z

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 * Codename: ''Heidelberg''
 * Released; [http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/3/x86_64/iso/FC3-x86_64-DVD.iso November 8, 2004]
-* Kernel: [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.5.tar.bz2 2.6.5]
+* Kernel: [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.9.tar.bz2 2.6.9]
 First; The virtual server rebuilt using the following command;
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 In the end, I decided to let FC3 run a fresh install, preserving <span class="code">/home</span>. This isn't the same as a straight upgrade, but it was the best I could do and having a separate <span class="code">/home</span> partition or LV has been a long common practice to protect user data during upgrades.
 <span class="code"></span>
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Digimer: /* Fedora Core 3 */

2013-05-20T23:06:55Z

Fedora Core 3

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	= Fedora Core 3 =		= Fedora Core 3 =

			Oh. My. Dear.

			Let me tell you about Fedora Core 3...

	* Codename: ''Heidelberg''		* Codename: ''Heidelberg''
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	* Kernel: [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.5.tar.bz2 2.6.5]		* Kernel: [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.5.tar.bz2 2.6.5]

	The virtual server rebuilt using the following command;		First; The virtual server rebuilt using the following command;

	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
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	--os-type=linux \		--os-type=linux \
	--os-variant rhel4 \		--os-variant rhel4 \
	--network network=default~~,model=e1000~~,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96		--network network=default,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96
	</source>		</source>

			First, notice that the <span class="code">--os-variant</span> is <span class="code">rhel4</span>. There wasn't an option for <span class="code">fedora3</span>, but RHEL 4 was based on FC3, so it was close enough.

			There seems to be a bug of some sort in the late FC2 kernel and in the kernel used by the FC3 installer. It would predictably pin one CPU core at 100% and stop responding entirely. This was the case with [[ACPI]] disabled, single-user mode and so on. I figure it has to do with the disk access as it would reliably hit when running the FC3 installer, once the RPM install started.

			When I switched away from the [[SCSI]] bus emulation, the FC3 installer ISO would take over 15 minutes to start the install process. Lots of errors about losing <span class="code">hdc</span> interrupts. However, it would eventually boot and the install would detect the previous FC2 install. However, when the install tried to start, it would complain that it could find the <span class="code">swap</span> partition when it was directly formatted onto <span class="code">/dev/sda3</span>, the default for stock FC1 installs.

			When I started the install of FC1 over with LVM for <span class="code">/</span>, <span class="code">/home</span> and <span class="code"><swap></span>, the install would do the same 15 minutes delay and begin install. It would again see the FC2 install and offer to upgrade, but then complain that it couldn't see <span class="code">/boot</span>, which was still directly on <span class="code">/dev/sda1</span> as it can't be on LVM.

			In the end, I decided to let FC3 run a fresh install, preserving <span class="code">/home</span>. This isn't the same as a straight upgrade, but it was the best I could do and having a separate <span class="code">/home</span> partition or LV has been a long common practice to protect user data during upgrades.

	<span class="code"></span>		<span class="code"></span>

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Digimer: /* Fedora Core 2 */

2013-05-20T20:19:27Z

Fedora Core 2

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	--ram 1024 \		--ram 1024 \
	--vcpus 2 \		--vcpus 2 \
	--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core2/FC2-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom~~,bus=scsi~~ \		--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core2/FC2-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom \
	--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk~~,bus=scsi~~ \		--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk \
	--os-type=linux \		--os-type=linux \
	--os-variant generic26 \		--os-variant generic26 \

Digimer: /* Fedora Core 3 */

2013-05-20T19:55:17Z

Fedora Core 3

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:55, 20 May 2013
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	virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \		virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
	-n FC3 \		-n FC3 \
	--ram ~~1024~~ \		--ram 2048 \
	--vcpus 2 \		--vcpus 2 \
	--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core3/FC3-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom \		--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core3/FC3-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom \

Digimer: /* Fedora Core 2 */

2013-05-20T17:58:56Z

Fedora Core 2

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 * The mouse was '''much''' more sensitive.
-Rather than fighting bugs manually, I decided to edit <span class="code">yum.conf</span> to look at the [http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/ Fedora Core 2 <span class="code">updates</span>] archive and then ran a system update.
+The fix was to update <span class="code">xorg-x11</span>, which meant fixing <span class="code">yum.conf</span> to look at the [http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/ Fedora Core 2 <span class="code">updates</span>] archive.
 To bring the OS up to date, as it would have been before a real user would have upgraded, I needed to tweak <span class="code">yum.conf</span> to point at the [http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive Fedora Hosted] archive [[FTP]] site. To do this, I backed up <span class="code">/etc/yum.conf</span> to <span class="code">/etc/yum.conf.fc1_orig</span>. For anyone playing along at home, the <span class="code">diff</span> is:
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 After a reboot, the errors were gone and things looked a-ok! ... But they weren't, really.
-For reasons I couldn't put my finger on, the system kept pinning the CPU cores at 100% and becoming totally unresponsive. Maybe it's because of the virtualization/emulation? Who knows. This was the case after the second try, so I decided to just post the screenshots I could and move on to FC3.
+For reasons I couldn't put my finger on, the system kept pinning the CPU cores at 100% and becoming totally unresponsive. Maybe it's because of the virtualization/emulation? Who knows. This was the case after the second try, too. So I tried to move on the the FC3 update, but that kept crashing with 100% CPU use as well. Finally, on the third attempt, I did not update the full FC2 install and it stayed stable. Go figure.
 ''Some Apps''
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 |[[File:fc2_apps_01.png|thumb|350px|Updating FC2]]
 |[[File:fc2_apps_02.png|thumb|350px|Rebooted and no more errors!]]
 |}
-Bah... I give up, I can't figure out why FC2 and FC3 install keep locking up on KVM... I'll try another time.
+= Fedora Core 3 =
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Digimer: /* Fedora Core 2 */

2013-05-20T17:04:47Z

Fedora Core 2

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:04, 20 May 2013
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	--vcpus 2 \		--vcpus 2 \
	--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core2/FC2-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom,bus=scsi \		--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core2/FC2-x86_64-DVD.iso,device=cdrom,bus=scsi \
			--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk,bus=scsi \
	--os-type=linux \		--os-type=linux \
	--os-variant generic26 \		--os-variant generic26 \
	~~--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk,bus=scsi \~~		--network network=default,model=rtl8139,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96
	--network network=default,model=rtl8139,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96 \
	</source>		</source>

Digimer: /* Installing Fedora Core 1 */

2013-05-20T16:52:54Z

Installing Fedora Core 1

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	--ram 512 \		--ram 512 \
	--vcpus 2 \		--vcpus 2 \
			--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk,bus=scsi,size=50 \
	--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core1/yarrow-x86_64-disc1.iso,device=cdrom,bus=scsi \		--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core1/yarrow-x86_64-disc1.iso,device=cdrom,bus=scsi \
			--disk path=/mnt/usb/ISOs/Fedora/Core1/yarrow-x86_64-disc2.iso,device=cdrom,bus=scsi \
	--os-type=linux \		--os-type=linux \
	--os-variant generic24 \		--os-variant generic24 \
	~~--disk path=/mnt/usb/VMs/fcu.img,device=disk,bus=scsi \~~
	--network network=default,model=rtl8139,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96 \		--network network=default,model=rtl8139,mac=52:54:00:E6:62:96 \
	-v		-v

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	{\|		{\|
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_01.png\|thumb\|350px\|Notice that /home is not set to be formatted.]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_02.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_02.png\|thumb\|350px\|No firewall, no SELinux. Complicated enough as it is...]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_03.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_03.png\|thumb\|350px\|Standard "Desktop" install]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_04.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_04.png\|thumb\|350px\|Install completed! (finally...)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_05.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_05.png\|thumb\|350px\|Had to recreate my user via first-boot]]
	\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_06.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]		\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_06.png\|thumb\|350px\|Setting up your screen is now in first-boot as well]]
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_07.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_08.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_09.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_10.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_11.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_12.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_13.png\|thumb\|350px\| ]]~~
	~~\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_14.png\|thumb\|350px\|~~ ]]
	\|-		\|-
			\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_07.png\|thumb\|350px\|All done!]]
			\|[[File:fc3_upgrade_08.png\|thumb\|350px\|Login screen is the same as before]]
	\|}		\|}