Re: rpmdb: fatal region error

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Tom Cross wrote:
> Trying to install RH9 (boxed set) in GUI - many times, many different 
> installation choices.  All ending with the "rpmdb: fatal region error" 
> and reboot producing
> "error 15: File not found" message trying to load the kernel.  Obviously 
> something has not gotten unpacked/installed on the /dev/hda2 partition. 
>  I've tried all I know of (long term newbie) and most of what I've 
> learned by Googling but nothing has worked. 
>  
> This list contained a post mentioning the same problem but I couldn't 
> find a reply post.  Another post mentioned a problem with rpm in the RH9 
> distro - how do I get around it? 
>  
> I have installed this same distro on several other boxes with no 
> problem.  Could be hardware stuff, eh? 
>  
> Asus P4T bios rev 10.07 
> 512mb RDRAM
> Intel P4, 1300mhz
> Trident 3dimage 975 video
> Sony 52x CD-ROM
> Auto partitioned
>  
> Does Linux not like RDRAM?
>  
> Any insight would be appreciated.

Try the install again and reformat the hard drive, but DO NOT use ext3
filesystems.  Format the drive using ext2 filesystems.  Once you have
Linux installed, you can convert to ext3 filesystems.  There are
instructions available here:

	http://www.rhil.net/docs/ext2-to-ext3.html

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