Sergio Korlowsky wrote:
> Pixel wrote:
>
> > terrapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > The failed gi_hd (latest) install left my Mandrake-Linux a mess. It failed while
> > > attempting to install the packages (after selecting). Dozens of error
> > > messages, just like the previous version.
> >
> > this is not a problem. mainly interesting debugging stuff.
> >
> > > I don't know where to start with the
> > > error messages given...
> > >
> > > The first error was:
> > > Running: insmod serial
> > > Running: insmod_/lib/modules/serial.o
> > > Error: insmod serial failed at /usr/bin/perl-install/modules.pm line 189
> > >
> >
> > you need to have a gi_hd in sync with Mandrake/mdkinst and
> > Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz
> >
> > if you have, it really should be ok. the problem comes from different versions
> > of kernel and modules.
> >
> > > I used a rescue disk and saw that the basic formatting did not erase any
> > > files at all.
> >
> > ``basic formatting'' what d'u mean ?
> >
> > i really am going to test this hd install to see what happens...
>
> yeah... I guess you should... I am holding on and waiting to see what happens
> before trying again ;-)
>
> SK
if you use fmirror to maintain your installation files and you use the sample fmirror
config file on the mandrake web site which suggests using:
timefuzz: 100000
what will happen is that a newer file which ends up being the same size will not get
updated, and there will be several of these like the *.img files, resulting in these
kinds of out of sync problems. if you pick one web site and stick to it and get rid of
timefuzz you will get rid of this problem.
