Thanks for your input Stuart ! Hmm, sounds like a pretty advanced proceedure. I am installing RH 7.2 straight from the CD (bootable) and installing on a clean HD. I wouldnt know where to begin with your suggestion ;) How do I rebuild rpms on a CD ?
Matt > >Hi Matt, > >I had a major problemo with rpms 6 months ago after an abort during an >install. You may need to rebuild the rpm database. >Do 'man rpm' for details. > >FWIW > > >Stuart > >Matt - wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >> >>I am having quite a deal of problems installing Redhat >>on a Duron system. Half way through the RPM install it >>simple "quits" back to the console and I see something >>along the lines of (I didn't write it down): >> >>Starting X Server, 1..2..3..4..5 - Success >>Install Abnormally Terminated >> >>At first I thought it was a "Pentium-like CPU Serial >>Problem" commonly reported with AMD CPUs but it doesn't >>explain why Redhat dies half way through an RPM install. >> >>I'll be happy to write down the entire screen's error >>messages if anyone is interested. >> >>Thank you ! >> >>Matt >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >> >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
