I was only trying the archboot cd, which wasn't working. Using the newest installer works. Sorry for not trying that first! That's what I get for not labeling discs and just trying them :) Thank you again, Tom -----Original Message----- From: arch-general-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arch-general-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Leonid Isaev Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:53 PM To: arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Upgrading from Don't Panic Fresh Install On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:48:56 +0100 Pierre Schmitz <pierre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 15.01.2012 21:35, schrieb Thomas Misilo: > > Hello, > > > > I was wondering if there are any mirrors out there that still > > support upgrading from Don't Panic? As it seems the directory > > structure has changed a lot. > > > > Before you ask WTF, I just want to say that this is the only version > > of the ISO I have found that actually boots the installer and > > doesn't panic. (Due to only have 256MB of ram) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tom > > There is really no easy way to update from such an old system. You > will run into all kinds of problems. Not only did the repo layout, > pacman itself or the package compression change. You might also have > problems running our new packages which require a newer kernel etc.. > > In short: It's not worth trying. > > Better: Tell us why the most recent ISO wont work for you. Afaik you > can even install arch with just 64MB of RAM; even though such a system > wont be of much use these days. > > Greetings, > > Pierre > ... or use another distro livecd and install from there (all you need really is latest pacman). -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key ID: 164B5A6D Key fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D
