Hi Leon, I don't have the infra (nor the knowledge or expertise) to create a LiveCD I didn't think about Fedora. This is indeed a good pointer, I will definitely try that Actually, I'm not too worried about the basics, but rather about the wifi, audio & video drivers (one of the boxes is a multimedia system) Thanks! <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> Le dim. 29 mars 2020 à 14:43, Leon Fauster via CentOS <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > Am 29.03.20 um 14:16 schrieb Patrick DERWAEL: > > Hi folks > > I have a couple of Zotac mini PCs running CentOS7 which I want/need to > > upgrade to CentOS8 > > In theory, they are CentOS8 capable, but assuming Murphy might be lurking > > around, I prefer validating the hardware before starting the effective > > installation > > > > As there is no LiveCD, what would be the recommended way to do this? > > No LiveCD, no recommendation but I see two options: If you have the > infra (workstation/build/mock/imagebuilder) you can generate a custom > spin / LiveCD, or just use a similar Fedora LiveCD to get an idea if you > run in major problems. EL8 has some OS areas better equipped with > backport etc. then the vanilla Fedora release but for a raw test its > worth to try a fedora LiveCD - EL8 is "similar to" / "a mix of" Fedora > 27/28/29 ... > > BTW, starting the CentOS8 iso also shows if it boots at all ... :-) > > -- > Leon > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Patrick Derwael Rue de la fontaine, 3 4210 Burdinne Tél:+32.(0)479.80.50.79 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos