Re: Making Champion CD


Subject: Re: Making Champion CD
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Fri Sep 10 1999 - 06:45:04 MDT


On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Christopher F. Baum wrote:

> I did buy a 1.0 CD, but by the time my BnW came through I found that I
> could not use the 1.0 CD for much but a drinks coaster. So I installed 1.1
> by ftping the two files (new kernel and ramdisk) from yellowdog, then in
> the installer used FTP from one of the many sites that provide the full
> distribution (yellowdog was not answering pings that AM, so I used UIUC).
> It went jes fine after I heeded all those little notes on the last page of
> the 1.1 pdf (technotes), and it ran for 12 days until our many-Kv cable
> powering the campus blew--as did the backup. Can't blame that on Linux!

12 days? :)
we have a YDL box (an old 7500 in fact) that's been up for 137 days :)

Later,
Dan

>
> Kit Baum
> Boston College Economics
>
>
> --On Thu, Sep 9, 1999 11:50 PM -0400 David Barnum <barnum81@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I saw something on the ftp site about making a Champion 1.1 CD I think
> > is is possible to download all the 1.1 files and make my own install
> > CD? I am not trying to rip anyone off I swear I bought 1.0 and wanted
> > to upgrade but I am not rich
> > Dave
> >
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Kit Baum baum@bc.edu http://fmwww.bc.edu/ec-v/baum.fac.html
>

Dan

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