Redhat 9 install, error installing glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 09:25:03PM -0700, Murle Bubba Meetze wrote:
> I am trying to install Redhat 9 on the following.
> 
> AMD K6-2 400Mhz processor
> 512 RAM
> don't know mother board info right now.
> 
> I get the following error at the start of the packages
> install.
> 
> -------------------
> Error installing package
> 
> There was an error installing glibc-common-2.3.2-11.9.
>  The can indicate media failure, lack of disk space,
> and/or hardware problems.  The is a fatal error and
> your install will be aborted.  Please verify your
> media and try your install again.
> 
> Press the OK button to reboot your system.
> -------------------
> 
> I have checked the media.  I have tried various
> things:
> 
> 1. nodma noapic
> 2. installing to ext2 instead of ext3 partitions.
> 3. ftp/http install
> 
> One thing I notice, that the install reports the
> glibc-common rpm package as like 186,000KB but the
> actual rpm is only like 12MB.

The true nature of the error will be found in /root/install.log (boot
into rescue mode* when you reboot), or if you Ctrl-Alt-F1 through -F4
at the time of the failure, one of those may also have that
information.

*Rescue mode: With the install CD in the drive, put "linux rescue" at
the boot prompt.  Let it mount your (partial) install if it wants to,
at /mnt/sysimage, then

  cd /mnt/sysimage/root
  cat install.log

Use "exit" to reboot or re-attempt the install.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
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