Re: Major 7.1 Install Problem

[Matt Drew <mdrew redhat com>]

Before the installer starts -- at the "Welcome to Red Hat Linux 7.1" text
screen with the F1,F2,F3, etc. choices.  There's a boot: prompt where you
can pass the parameters (linux ide=nodma, etc).


On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, James Jackson wrote:

> Hi,
>     How do I go about passing those parameters? I am not given any time when
> the CD boots to stop the loader and give commands to the kernal.
>
> The exact text given is:
>
> Running anaconda - please wait
> exec: No such file or directory
> install exited abnormally
> sending termination signals...done
> sending kill signals...done
> disabling swap...
> unmounting filesystems...
>     /mnt/runtime
>     /mnt/source umount failed ()
>     /dev/pts
>     /proc
>
> you may now safely reboot your system
>
> Cheers,
> James.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Drew" <mdrew redhat com>
> To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Major 7.1 Install Problem
>
>
> > > Hi,
> > >     No joy. I used another CDROM Drive and have tried moving it around
> the
> > > IDE busses / Master Slave to no avail. Same problems in no framebuffer
> mode
> > > and text mode. I tried the CD in another machine of mine, and the same
> > > problem occured. I assume this points to the CD being corrupt / missing
> > > something. Does this sound like the case?
> >
> > It can be -- we've had a couple like that come through in support.  What
> > is the exact error message you are getting?  If it is an ISO, check the
> > MD5 sums.  Last, you can try passing these parameters (one at a time or
> > together) which correct for various problems:
> >
> > ide=nodma
> > nousb
> > noapic
> >
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Matt Drew
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