install issue

[Jim Douglas]

> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:44:44 -0600
> From: theatre at sasktel.net
> Subject: Re: install issue
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> CC: jdz99 at hotmail.com
> 
> On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:36:29 +0000
> Jim Douglas wrote:
> 
> > I had been using FC5,6 and 7 on my server.
> 
> For server applications, you would probably be better off with Centos.
> 
> > I download the Live.iso, verify the install media, screens freeze.  I have to cut the power.
> > I download the DVD.iso, verify the install media, screens freeze.  I have to cut the power.
> 
> > Why doesn't the FC10 install work?
> 
> If it's freezing during the verify phase, then I suspect that you have bad
> media.  It isn't verifying, after all.
> 
> Perhaps you're using cheap junk cd's?
> 
> You might be best off to download the netinstall cd image, which is small, and
> boot from that. By default, it will use the Fedora mirrorlist to download the
> rest of the operating system as required during the installation.  A
> side-effect advantage of this is that you automatically get the latest version
> of everything installed, rather than installing the OS off of a static image of
> some kind and then downloading the whole thing again when you run your first
> update.
> 
> -- 
> MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com

It freezes after selecting the Languge nd clicking "Next"

I'll try the net install.

Thanks,
Jm  

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