[Gllug] Linux box keeps rebooting

[Karanbir Singh]

Jack Bertram wrote:
>>> Is GRUB the problem? I can't even get into the GRUB prompt, it reboots 
>>> just when the words "GRUB loading stage 2" comes up.
>> Yep, sounds like grub's not installe properly, although I wouldn't
>> normally expect that to cause a reboot.
>>
>> Also, why FC3? FC4 has been out for a long time now, and with the release
>> of FC5 imminent, FC3 is about to become unsupported.
> 
> For me, it's because there seems to be no decent upgrade path from FC3.
> (AFAICS, you have to do a clean install).

seth vidal posted a yum based update method to move from FC3 to FC4, 
iirc its even linked from the FC4 release notes / release announcement. 
Take a look at that.

In case you are interested : FC5 is slated for release late 1st Qtr 2006.

> When you say unsupported, do you mean no more security patches, or no
> more software updates?

Neither - Once FC3 moves into unsupported ( in another 15 days time ) 
there will be no more security fix's or software updates released via 
either Fedora Core or Fedora Extras. The project will move into Legacy 
mode - there some of the more critical updates are still back ported + 
released, but dont expect everything to be as well maintained as its 
done during the Life of a Fedora Core lifecycle. And, so far, there 
looks to be little or no Legacy mode support for Fedora Extras 3.

( completely OT post, it has nothing to do with the OP's request - but I 
thought, might as well get it in )

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