Updating RHEL3 using CD-ROm (without up2date)

From: kermit (cku192_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/26/05 

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:22:07 +0400

I tried to update existing RHEL3 installation by booting with RHEL3U5 disk
and attempting to convince it to update. The help text on the first boot
screen suggests "Press RETURN to install or update" but it did not ever
suggest update - it went straight on asking me about disk partitioning etc.

Attempt to boot with "linux upgrade" told me that my installed version
(RHEL3U3) was too old and cannot be upgraded :) I told it to go ahead and
it did apparently upgraded (or updated) but it does not look like clean
solution.

up2date is not an option for connectivity reasons.

Oh, and the system needs external driver for root disk. Is it possible that
"Just pressing RETURN" and booting with "linux dd" is interpreted
differently?

TIA

=arvi=

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