Re: [PLUG] MySQL 3

[Aaron Mulder <ammulder@alumni.princeton.edu>]

OK, I had the minimum possible success with CentOS 3.9.  X-Windows
didn't work, the VMWare Tools install failed, there were various IDE
errors, and etc.  But I was able to manually install the MySQL RPMs
off the ISOs, put my files in the database directory, create the dump,
and get it off the machine.  So thanks for the pointers!

Aaron

On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Aaron Mulder
<ammulder@alumni.princeton.edu> wrote:
> I'll try the CentOS and Red Hat 9 options in a VM.  Hopefully one of
> them will install and recognize the CPU, disk, and network device in
> the VM.  :)
>
> Thanks,
>       Aaron
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 3:39 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:
>> On 03/29/2014 10:10 AM, Aaron Mulder wrote:
>>>
>>> I just came across some MySQL .frm .ISM .ISD files from circa 2000.
>>> I'd like to load them up and produce a dump that I can load into a
>>> modern version of MySQL to explore.
>>>
>>> I believe, based on a little Googling, that MySQL 3.23.x would be the
>>> way to go.  But I don't have a machine or OS from that era, and I
>>> pretty much assume it would not be worth the effort to get it to
>>> compile on a modern platform.  I'm guessing loading up an old distro
>>> that includes it would be easier.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for how to get a MySQL 3.23 environment up and
>>> running?  It would be especially helpful if there was a LiveCD or
>>> something I could install easily into a VM.  All I need is five
>>> minutes of MySQL 3.23 to put my files in place and run a dump.  (It's
>>> a small database, so speed or capacity is not a concern.)
>>
>>
>> Options:
>>
>> 1. Go to http://vault.centos.org/3.9/isos/i386/, download at least (and
>> probably only) disk1, boot it into a VM, install a minimal OS and the
>> 'mysql' RPM.  Now that I look, I bet
>> http://vault.centos.org/3.9/isos/i386/CentOS-3.9-server-i386.iso would Just
>> Work!
>>
>> 2. I fired up a VM with CentOS-3.8 running CentOS-5.6's
>> mysql-3.23.58-16.RHEL3.1.i386.rpm (latest ISO I already had).  I have not
>> done anything with it, but I'll guess it'll work.  Since you presumably need
>> root I can create a throw-away clone and give you access, but I'd need to
>> sort out how to isolate it from my environment.  If it was physical I'd DMZ
>> it, but since it's a VM I'd need to figure out the VMware Workstation 8.x
>> network/capabilities to do that, then fuss with firewall rules.  Probably
>> possible, but not sure when I could get to it.  (Likely within 0-3 days,
>> but...)
>>
>> Let me know if we need to figure out #2, but let us know how it turns out,
>> JP
>> ----------------------------|:::======|-------------------------------
>> JP Vossen, CISSP            |:::======|      http://bashcookbook.com/
>> My Account, My Opinions     |=========|      http://www.jpsdomain.org/
>> ----------------------------|=========|-------------------------------
>> "Microsoft Tax" = the additional hardware & yearly fees for the add-on
>> software required to protect Windows from its own poorly designed and
>> implemented self, while the overhead incidentally flattens Moore's Law.
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________
>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
>> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
>> General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug