FC4 Failed install.

[Juan]

Hi Bob.
Thanks for the info it worked.
Now I can begin booting but it hangs at"Initializing hardware... storage
network audio"
My installation is prtty ordinary. I have one 10G HD partitioned by the FC
authomatic config.
I am trying to install the minimum.
Regards


Juan Ferrari
-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Bob McClure Jr
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:47 PM
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
Subject: Re: FC4 Failed install.

On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 03:34:52PM -0500, Juan wrote:
> Hi
> I was installing FC4 and by the end the machine freeze.
> I rebooted it and now I have the grub> prompt but I don't know how to 
> keep going.
> Is there any way to save this installation or  should I format the HD 
> and begin again?
>  
> Thank in advance
> Juan Ferrari

Depends on how far it got.  It's worth seeing if you can get a boot
configuration running on it.  Boot your first CD to rescue mode (enter
"linux rescue" at the boot: prompt).  Let it mount your system on
/mnt/sysimage, and then

  chroot /mnt/sysimage
  cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

If it looks like a reasonable config file, then

  grub-install /dev/hda
  exit
  exit # yeah, twice.

Pop out the CD and see if it boots properly.

This all assumes a pretty ordinary installation.  If you are dual booting,
or using a different boot drive, you need to clue us in, especially on the
the partition table.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com Peace begins not at a
Mideast table, but at a Mideast stable

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