Product \\\'Mandrake Linux 9.0 RC 3\\\'
My install has just failed for the 5th time. (Not to mention the dozen failed
installs with the beta.)
I don't have the list of packages that I had chosen for these failures,
because the package list save requires a formatted floppy (Why? mkfs.vfat is
there!).
1:
- Hang w/ about 70 packages left. \"dynamic\" rpm was the last one
2:
- Hang w/ about 15 packages left.
3:
- Questionable error message: \"DrakX should not have to clean the packages
shit. Killing ... /usr/lib/gconf
bad package ORBit\"
during the bootsplash rpm install
\"Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference\"
Hung on unmount filesystems. \"Failed to unmount some filesystems.\"
I rebooted, and was greeted with this error after booting linux-secure
\"Uncompressing Linux
crc error
--- System Halted\"
The other lilo choices failed as well
I rebooted with the bootdisk I created during the install.
\"This is not a bootable disk. Please insert bootable floppy\".
4:
I try the auto (replay) install floppy I created.
Spins through and stops at DrakX. My USB Wheel mouse is not configured, and
so I\'m not confortable continuing. So I reboot.
5:
Repeat installation with package list from install. (I used mkfs.vfat manually
from a tty)
Same results as installation #3.
My system is a home-built EPOX 8KHA/1.4 Athlon/768 Meg ram/100gig WD1000BB
My partition table looks like this:
94 meg /
94 meg (future)
94 meg (future)
94 meg (future)
200 meg /boot
380 meg /swap
Remaining is LVM
LVM:
4 gig /usr
4 gig /var
4 gig /home
Previously I had RC2 installed (after numerous other issues), but after a
hang/reboot/filesystem check/lost files under /var, I decided to wait for
RC3.
So, any ideas?
PS. I don't subscribe to the list. No time at this point. :( I'm
available to try and clarify any questions though.
