On 06/13/2015 07:51 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote:> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 09:00:52PM -0600, jd1008 wrote: >> But I would still like to get up to 7, >> but as I indicated in another post, I cannot use the 7's >> iso because it crashes immediately during boot. >> Problem with bringing up X. >> As I also stated in another post, centos 6.4 had no problems >> with my old graphics card. So, why is centos 7 crapping out? > There are a couple other options from this page you should try, when > installing CentOS7: > > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/chap-anaconda-boot-options.html > > inst.xdriver=fbdev > > or > > inst.usefbx > > This will use the Framebuffer driver instead of whatever driver the > installer is trying to load that then crashes. > > You could also use VNC, although apparently that's abhorrent. >I tried the the two boot options. They work (i.e. it does not crash. However, it does not let me do manual partitioning. That absolutely sucks and blows at the same time. Who thought this crap out. Also, it does not provide for the option to upgrade. In fact the banner does not even say Install or Upgrade. It just says install and the only partitioning scheme it allows is the automatic one. Not for me!!
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 03:39:56PM -0600, jd1008 wrote:> I tried the the two boot options. > They work (i.e. it does not crash.)Good to hear!> However, it does not let me do manual partitioning. > That absolutely sucks and blows at the same time. > Who thought this crap out.The Installer in CentOS7 is confusing, particularly the partitioning section, but it *does* let you do manual partitioning. If you see this display: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/images/diskpartsetup/disk-setup-x86.png (From: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/sect-disk-partitioning-setup-x86.html ) You need to pick 'I will configure partitioning'.> Also, it does not provide for the option to upgrade. > In fact the banner does not even say > Install or Upgrade.No one ever said it would allow you to upgrade the system in-place. Aside from the 'preupg' method (which can leave you with a broken system), the method you use to upgrade a system from CentOS6 to CentOS7 is to back up your data, install CentOS7, and restore your data. The jump from CentOS6 to CentOS7 is big enough that a lot of software can't safely be upgraded via yum. It's not a minor update. -- Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>
On 06/14/2015 08:12 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote:> On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 03:39:56PM -0600, jd1008 wrote: >> I tried the the two boot options. >> They work (i.e. it does not crash.) > Good to hear! > >> However, it does not let me do manual partitioning. >> That absolutely sucks and blows at the same time. >> Who thought this crap out. > The Installer in CentOS7 is confusing, particularly the partitioning > section, but it *does* let you do manual partitioning. If you see > this display: > > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/images/diskpartsetup/disk-setup-x86.png > > (From: > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Installation_Guide/sect-disk-partitioning-setup-x86.html ) > > You need to pick 'I will configure partitioning'. > >> Also, it does not provide for the option to upgrade. >> In fact the banner does not even say >> Install or Upgrade. > No one ever said it would allow you to upgrade the system in-place. > Aside from the 'preupg' method (which can leave you with a brokent > system), the method you use to upgrade a system from CentOS6 to > CentOS7 is to back up your data, install CentOS7, and restore your > data. > > The jump from CentOS6 to CentOS7 is big enough that a lot of software > can't safely be upgraded via yum. It's not a minor update. >I did indeed see the option that says I will configure partitioning. But when I return back to the screen (where it has all the icons that let you select the initial things, like date, time ...etc, it says about destination: automatically....