[lug] RedHat 7.1 install failing

[David Trowbridge]

I solved the problem - apparently my new CD drive doesn't like CompUSA
media. I guess there's a reason they ship Verbatim media (1 disk of each
type) with the box.

-David

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David Trowbridge
jupiter at flatirons.org
http://jupiter.babylonia.flatirons.org

"Base 8 is just like base 10 really...if you're missing two fingers"
	-Tom Lehrer

On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, D. Stimits wrote:

> David Trowbridge wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to install redhat on my brand spankin' new system. I've
> > partitioned it out, and done everything else necessary for installation.
> >
> > My problem is this:
> > I stick the disk1 CD in and boot off it. It gets to where its
> > 'running /sbin/loader'. After this, it sits in a blue screen for a very
> > long time, then finally proceeds to 'starting anaconda...' This waits also
> > for a very long time, then fails with one of several error messages that
> > tell me nothing about why it failed. I've tried using a install boot disk,
> > a different CD, just about everything else I can think of.
> >
> > Is there a solution to this?
>
> Most of my RH install fails worked after using text mode instead of the
> graphical mode. You get a chance right at the very start to use text
> mode...unless it crashes that early. It might also make a difference as
> to which version of RH, and your motherboard, hard drive controller
> type, and video card.
>
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -David
> >
> > -------------------
> > David Trowbridge
> > jupiter at flatirons.org
> > http://jupiter.babylonia.flatirons.org
> >
> > "Base 8 is just like base 10 really...if you're missing two fingers"
> >         -Tom Lehrer
> >
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