Hi Bob,
I've look at the install.log after installation failure. The file contains only 2 sentences.
% start of file
Installing 214 packages
Installing glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9.
% end of file
I've also looked at the directory /var/tmp. There are 2 files: comps.rpm and glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9.i386.rpm. The file size of comps.rpm is correct but that of glibc-common rpm file is 0 bytes. I am not sure if it is normal because from my ftp server status, this glibc-common rpm has been transferred for about 63% before installation hangup.
For your information, my PC has only 2 small harddisks (~500 - 600M) and so my partitions are as follows.
/dev/hda1: mount as /boot for about 100M
/dev/hda2: swap for 64M
/dev/hda3: mount as / for about 3xxM
/dev/hdb1: mount as /usr for about 600M (i.e. whole harddisk).
Regards,
Yeung Ka Lok
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob McClure Jr [mailto:robertmcclure earthlink net]
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 11:19 AM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: Problem with Installing RH9 using FTP
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
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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