[mythtv-users] Downgrading from FC2 to FC1

Dex West dexwest at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 2 19:08:54 EDT 2004


I tried install kernel# ... 2188.at.rhfc1 over the top
of FC2 and I lost my mouse on restart.  I didn't spend
much time after that just reformated.  So someone else
my have better results.


--- David Rees <drees at greenhydrant.com> wrote:
> Mark R. Cervarich wrote:
> > I just upgraded from RH9 to FC2.  Of course, had I
> paid more attention
> > to the archives, I would've realized that FC1 is a
> better choice for
> > me right now. (I have a geforce 4mx 440 w/ tv-out)
> > [
>
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/69333
> ]
> >
> > I've already spent too much time trying to get
> Nvidia to work w/
> > TV-out under XFree86 under FC2...and feel like my
> time would be better
> > spent "downgrading."
> >
> > Can I boot up my system with the FC1 cd-rom's and
> "upgrade" my system
> > to FC1 even though I'm already at FC2?
> >
> > Or, if some live-saving FC2 RPMs are only a day or
> two, then perhaps
> > I'll hold off.
> 
> Probably the easiest way to get a working Myth
> system again is to install
> the latest kernel from FC1 and related modules.  I
> haven't tried it, but
> in theory it should work.  ;-)  You may also want to
> install the
> fedora-release package from FC1 as well and then it
> will think it's a FC1
> machine, but I would try just the kernel first.
> 
> That will save you the hassle of totally downgrading
> the machine and then
> upgrading it again later.
> 
> -Dave
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