Hi, I recently did a clean mandrake 7.2 installation. No problems there. However, when I try to install a new/upgraded package via the rpm command or via the gui interface the system seems to process the rpm (ie. I hear lots of disk activity and see the steps if I increase debugging/verbosity) but after a while the system grinds to a halt - in terms of all user interface activity. I still hear disk activity but cannot telnet in, or use the GUI or any of the pseudo virtual terminals on the console. Sometimes, after 2-3 hours the system comes back, other times it does not come back at all and I have to do a hard reset. The strange thing is, even if I do a hard reset, that the package is installed. The previous mandrake installations I have performed do not exhibit these symptoms. As I am unable to get into the machine to find out what is going on I am a bit stumped. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what is going on? Jason.
