RE: Re: Can't install RH7.3 on Samsung Q10

["kene" <kenelai hotmail com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kene W.H. Lai <kenelai hotmail com>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: Can't install RH7.3 on Samsung Q10


> > > kene wrote:
> > > > I've bought Samsung Q10 notebook with a IEEE1394 24x CDROM. But after
> >I
> > > > boot with the first CD and chose language and country, then it keep
> > > > asking for the location of CDROM image. As I don't have networking, so
> >I
> > > > have to just choose HARD DISK installation.(Seems the CDROM cannot be
> > > > detected)
> > > >
> > > > I've copied \RedHat\base and \RedHat\RPM to the FAT16 partition (E:)
> >but
> > > > after choosing /dev/hda6, it said "CDROM image do not appear in
> >/dev/hda6".
> > > >
> > > > Any other installation method that can sucessfully install the RH7.3
> >??
> > > > Please advice. Thanks
> > >
> > > You must place the .iso images of the three CDs on your hard disk
> > > and they MUST be named as they are on the RedHat site
> > > ("valhalla-i386.disc1.iso", etc.)
> > >
> >Hello;
> >    Actually you don't have to name them the same.
> >
> >I copied them to a "scratch" VFAT-32 partition called '/common-vfat'.
> >I wrote down its partiton number from /etc/fstab (/dev/hda7)
> >Made a directory for them: 'mkdir /common-vfat/RH73'
> >
> >Do not mount the cd, use dd:
> >'dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/common-vfat/RH73/disk1.iso bs=2048'
> >
> >I called them 'disk1.iso', 'disk2.iso', and 'disk3.iso'
> >
> >Made an install floppy from the first cd, booted from it and selected 'hard
> >disk install'
> >I was asked for the partition - '/dev/hda7'
> >Then for the directory - 'RH73'
> >Worked fine and was very fast
> >
> >Mick M
> >
> 


And there's another problem now after I tried the .iso files. After it get passed choosing correct /dev/hda5, it shows the following and terminated the installation, seems Python, but I don't know what happen.... Pls advice.....


Probing for video card: Intel 830
Probing for monitor type: Unable to probe
Probing for mouse type: PS/2
Graphical installation not available for hd installs. Starting text mode.
Traceback (innermost last):
  File ¡§/usr/binanaconda¡¨, line 567, in ?
    Method = HardDriveInstallMethod(drive, type, dir, intf.messageWindow)
  File ¡§/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/harddrive.py¡¨, line 211, in __init__
  File ¡§/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/image.py¡¨, line 206, in findIsoImages
  File ¡§/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py¡¨, line 264, in messageWindow
  File ¡§/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py¡¨, line 117, in __init__
    t = TextboxReflowed(width, text, maxHeight = screen.height ¡V 12)
AttributeError: ¡¥None¡¦ object has no attribute ¡¥height¡¦
Install exited abnormally
Sending termination signals¡Kdone
Sending kill signals¡Kdone
Disabling swap
Unmount¡K..