Re: install fails during formatting

[Michael Perry <mperry basin com>]

Quoting Chuck Hawks on Tue, May 04, 1999 at 10:42:22PM -0500:
> "Johnston, Steve" wrote:
> > 

<snip>
 
> I had some problems with only one drive (Quantum 2.5 Gig Bigfoot) and my
> CD on the same IDE> I still have problems, but the format/problem seemed
> to go away when I put the HD on the primary IDE as Master, ont the CD on
> the Secondary IDE Master. I think it was a timing problem between the HD
> and CD. I could be wrong (Been know to happen many times)
> 
> > 
> > Thanks!  Steve
> > 
Thats interesting because I have had nothing but problems with redhat 6 and
its install program halting at various points and then complaining at the
LILO boot by stopping at LI.  This is RedHat 6 specifically.  It also fails
to write a ext2 file system on just any big drive I toss at it.  What you
think of this?

I can name the systems that have failed at either writing a file system or
have had a premature end to installation of REdHat 6.  Dell 610 workstation,
several Dell laptops, etc.  On my system at home, with a 6 gig hard disk, it
fails to write a file system.  On my Dell Inspiron it gets to wanting a
password in the install and then just silently gives up.

What do you suppose is going on with this, Chuck?  I can install RH 5.2,
Caldera 2.2, Turbolinux, SuSE 6.x or 5.x.  I just cannot install RH 6.

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Michael Perry
mperry basin com
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