Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1213 mails)

[Carl Hartung <opensuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:45:56 +0200
"claudioml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <claudioml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a problem with an upgrade, from OpenSuSE 11.3 to 12.1. On the
> old version of the distro, the hard disk devices are listed as
> /dev/cciss/etc., into the new release are listed as /dev/sd[x]. The
> problem is the upgrade don't see the older partition (Install from
> DVD), and don't see any SuSE to Upgrade.
>
> What can be the right manner to solve this situation, and upgrade to
> OpenSuSE 12.1 without re-installing all?
>
> Cordially,
>
> Claudio Prono.

Hi Claudio,

Jumping from 11.3 to 12.1 is quite a leap. I'd have approached this by
upgrading to 11.4, first, and then upgraded to 12.1. There may be too
many large / significant differences for the installation system to
properly resolve.

I /did/ recently successfully upgrade an 11.4 system to 12.1, so I know
it can be done. Prior to this, I'd always performed fresh installs and
then migrated my data.

regards,

Carl
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