Re: Problem with Installing RH9 using FTP

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 10:26:27AM +0800, Yeung Ka Lok wrote:
> Thanks for your advice but I am sorry that I forget to tell that I have
> already tried ext2 filesystem but it did not work. I am not sure if my
> problem is the same as that in another message in the email list about
> installing RH8 with message of "/mnt/source/.discinfo file missing". I can't
> see that message because I'm using text mode install but we both fail in the
> installing the same package.

As in my advice to Michael, when it fails, use Alt-F2, Alt-F3, and
Alt-F4 to see if there are any interesting messages on those screens.

I started to write:

# Then boot with the CD in rescue mode and look at
# /mnt/sysinfo/root/install.log for other clues.

and then I saw the subject line indicating you are doing FTP.  I think
you can boot the floppy to rescue mode.  If not, download and boot
with Tom's Root/Boot

http://www.toms.net/rb/

Then mount your root (/) partition (example: /dev/hda1) and look at
the file:

  mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
  cat /mnt/root/install.log

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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