RH 8.0 X server reconfig problem...

[Net Llama!]

n 10/20/02 04:02, Collins wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:24:44 +0000 Collins  wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 09:35:50 -0600 Andrew Mathews
> >
> >[ snips ]
> >
> >
> >>Have you tried 7.3 on this machine? They're both
> >>2.4.18 kernels, and 7.3 on XFS is what we're using on production
> >>servers now. If you have the bandwidth to grab the iso's, get them
> >>at:
> >>ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/Release-1.1/installer/installer/i386/RH7.3-SGI-XFS-1.1.iso
> >>
> >>for the XFS installer image, and
> >>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.3-en/iso/i386/valhalla-i386-disc1.iso
> >>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.3-en/iso/i386/valhalla-i386-disc2.iso
> >>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.3-en/iso/i386/valhalla-i386-disc3.iso
> >>for the os cd's. Or contact me off list for an alternative method.
> >>Isn't this fun?
> >>--
> >
> >What does the XFS installer image do?  I'm pretty sure I know what
> >to do with the 7.3 ISO, but the separate XFS stuff is a new one for
> >me.
>
>
> Well, you certainly don't need a broadband connection for this!!!
> Download speed is about 4KB per second.  I've got 15% of disc1
> downloaded since 10PM last night.  In a few weeks, I'll have a
> complete set.

Collin, which server are you seeing the slow response, sgi or redhat? 
I've never had any problems downloading from sgi.com.  redhat.com tends 
to be fairly heavily pounded at times, so you might want to try a mirror.

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