I tried deleting the partitions (hdc6 and hdc7) but I still received all the
same errors listed below. I don't understand how to create an ext2
filestsyem. I used my boot disk and did try to get into Linux: I received a
promt that looked like: [root@(none)]#
I tried to add a user name and login as a root directory, but neither
worked. I've never created a root password either.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: J. Hanover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, June 20, 1999 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Installing Linux
>According to J. Hanover: While burning my CPU.
>>
>> I wrote in a while ago (see below) and have tried to use some of your =
>> advice. I've further idenitrI've tried to diagnosethe problem:
>> When you set up Red Hat 5.2 you can use the ALT F1-5 keys to view what's
=
>> going on. On the screen I receive the following errors (in order):
>> =20
>> Errors occuring on the ALT F4 screen:
>>
>> <5> compressed image at block 0
>> <4> EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
>> <4> VFS: Mount root (ext2 filesystem)
>> <4> hdb: media changed=20
>> <7> Disk change detected on device 3:40
>> <7> Max size: 249506
>> <7> IS09660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
>> <4> hdc: hdc1 hdc2 <hdc5 hdc6>
>> <4> hdc: hdc1 hdc2 <hdc5 hdc6>
>
>The above indicates that you already have a linux system installed on that
>disk, now to properly install a new system you can do 2 things,
>1) start from scratch, which means let the install format and create a new
>filesystem on the partition you define.
>2) Use the "upgrade" option.
>
>>
>> Errors occuring on the normal setup screen (ALT F1)
>> 1. Installing 312 packages: "Error installing package: package =
>> install of egcs failed: unpacking of archive failed on file unpacking of
=
>> archive /usr/lib/gcc - libe/i386 - redhat - linux/egcs - 2.90.29/ccl: =
>> 1: Success
>> 2. ...usr/share/icons/arrup2.x pm: 1: no such file or directory
>> 3. ...:No space left on device
>
>Once again this indicates that you have not reformated the partition(s) or
>created a new ext2 filestsyem.
>
>>
>> Somewhere in one of the screens it says that swap has to be at least 40 =
>> meg. I think it is having trouble reading my swap drive. After I go =
>> through many errors that all are similar to the third one above, I =
>> receive the error on a pure blue screen: "Install exited abnormally. =
>> Received signal 11. Sending kill signals..."
>
>That indicates that there is no swap partition is use.
>
>>
>> My machine is set up:
>>
>> hdc1: 1503 meg
>> / hdc6: 1401 meg
>> swap hdc7: 43 meg
>>
>> Specifications:
>>
>> I have Red Hat Linux 5.2 and have tried to install it on my (300AMD, =
>> 32mb ram, 3.2 gig IDE hard drive (1.5 gig. set aside for Linux), Windows
=
>> modem (I know this will be a problem later), Cybervision monitor, IDE =
>> Cd-rom ). I have tried both the workstation and custom installs =
>> multiple times on each computer. =20
>> =20
>> - One possible cause of this problem with the AMD (I think, because the =
>> kernel seems to read all of my hardware when it boots in the beginning =
>> of the install) is that it reads my hardrive as hdc. I read somewhere =
>> that it won't accept anything past hdb and wonder if this is causing the
=
>> errors I mentioned above. I looked in my control panel and found I have
=
>> three hard drive controllers for my one hard drive called, "Primary Bus =
>> Master IDE controller (dual fifo), Secondary Bus Master IDE controller =
>> (dual fifo), and VIA Bus Master IDE Controller (Ultra DMA)." Is this =
>> causing my hard drive to be hdc? I have an IDE cd-rom too, but that is =
>> the only other IDE device I have.=20
>> =20
>> P.S. I'm pretty sure I'm not over 1030 cylinder (my system resource =
>> report says I have no more than 800 cylinders)
>> =20
>>
>
>The above are LILO related problems and have nothing to do with installing
>linux.
>
>Anyway the limit is 1024 cyls not 1030 that concerns LILO and not linux
>itself. You can install any linux system on whatever cylinder setup you
>want, however booting with lilo is another matter.
>
>I suggest you start again but this time allow the install to reformat and
>create a new filesystem.
>
>If i remember correctly i was the one who replyed to your first question
>and i did say in that reply what i have just wrote.
Sorry, I tried that before and (as I said above) I don't understand what you
mean.
>
>--
>Regards Richard.
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