Red Hat Topics - Need to install redhat 2

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Need to install redhat 2

Mauricio Tavares

2007-07-31, 7:13 am

I am serious. There is a machine here running redhat 2 that has never
been turned off because people here is afraid that it will not come back
on and it has stuff running in it that cannot be turned off and might
have been written specifically for that version of redhat. What I
proposed was to build a second redhat 2 machine, then make it as perfect
mirror of the first machine and then turn it off to see if it will come
back on. That is fine and good but I need to install redhat 2. Someone
indicated that the install stuff may still be found at
archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/2.0/en/os/i386, but how do
I install it? I have never installed any redhat lower than, say, 9. I
really do not know where to begin.
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Ivan Marsh

2007-07-31, 1:13 pm

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:55:32 -0400, Mauricio Tavares wrote:

> I am serious. There is a machine here running redhat 2 that has never
> been turned off because people here is afraid that it will not come back
> on and it has stuff running in it that cannot be turned off and might
> have been written specifically for that version of redhat. What I
> proposed was to build a second redhat 2 machine, then make it as perfect
> mirror of the first machine and then turn it off to see if it will come
> back on. That is fine and good but I need to install redhat 2. Someone
> indicated that the install stuff may still be found at
> archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/2.0/en/os/i386, but how do
> I install it? I have never installed any redhat lower than, say, 9. I
> really do not know where to begin.

Oh my god! Thanks for the laugh. Don't take that the wrong way... I feel
your pain.

My advice, don't even bother. Find out what purpose the machine serves and
build an up to date system to replace it. If no one knows what purpose the
machine serves then it can't be doing much can it.

General Schvantzkoph

2007-07-31, 1:13 pm

nonsense

2007-07-31, 1:13 pm

General Schvantzkoph wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:55:32 -0400, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
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> You might want to just clone your disks over the network. Does RH 2 have
> dd?

A real sysadmin would build a modern linux machine, copy data
and software to it, and see if it will run as intended
instead of worrying so much. It sounds as though OP doesn't
actually know much about system administration or linux and
should call in a professional. He should already have backups
of the important stuff so the system and data could be
restored in the event of a catastrophe. If he has that
there's no need for all this hand wringing.

I'm really surprised that power stayed up uninterrupted for
all those years putting what sounds like a gigantic hole in
the story.

General Schvantzkoph

2007-07-31, 1:13 pm

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:55:32 -0400, Mauricio Tavares wrote:

> I am serious. There is a machine here running redhat 2 that has never
> been turned off because people here is afraid that it will not come back
> on and it has stuff running in it that cannot be turned off and might
> have been written specifically for that version of redhat. What I
> proposed was to build a second redhat 2 machine, then make it as perfect
> mirror of the first machine and then turn it off to see if it will come
> back on. That is fine and good but I need to install redhat 2. Someone
> indicated that the install stuff may still be found at
> archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/2.0/en/os/i386, but how do
> I install it? I have never installed any redhat lower than, say, 9. I
> really do not know where to begin.

One more thought. You might want to try and see if you can install RH2 on
VMware instead of on real hardware. Your biggest problem is that RH2 is
targeted at Pentium I or maybe the 486, it can't possible run on anything
more modern than that. VMware should be able to hide the real hardware
from the OS so the device driver problem goes away. If you do succeed in
getting it to install on VMware then you won't be faced with this problem
again. You can make as many copies of a VM as you want so you can back it
up and move it to other machines.

Matt Giwer

2007-08-01, 7:13 am

Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> I am serious. There is a machine here running redhat 2 that has
> never been turned off because people here is afraid that it will not
> come back on and it has stuff running in it that cannot be turned off
> and might have been written specifically for that version of redhat.
> What I proposed was to build a second redhat 2 machine, then make it as
> perfect mirror of the first machine and then turn it off to see if it
> will come back on. That is fine and good but I need to install redhat
> 2. Someone indicated that the install stuff may still be found at
> archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/2.0/en/os/i386, but how do
> I install it? I have never installed any redhat lower than, say, 9. I
> really do not know where to begin.

The first thing you do ASAP is clone that machine on a new machine. Then you
can debate the best method until the cows come home or there is a critical
failure, whichever comes first. Agreed you can't exactly clone it but you can
overwrite everything on the oldest RH you can find hope it boots. If you need
old hardware tour the independent computer stores in the area and see what is
the oldest you can find. Ask the employees what they have sitting in the closet.
Copy everything to an HD partition no bigger than the HD in the old machine.
Just do your best as what you have will be better than a dead old machine and no
hope of recovery.

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