[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The xcopy is what will be needed. The problem is with certain files that > use the + sign in them. This symbol isnt legal in DOS > > gcc-c++-2.7.2.3-8.i386.rpm libg++-devel-2.7.2.8-6.i386.rpm > libg++-2.7.2.8-6.i386.rpm nenscript-1.13++-10.i386.rpm > > These can be gotten later after the install. > > On 3 Mar 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > On 25 Feb 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > State the installation problem:Second Stage Installation Fails > > > Is the problem a post/pre install question?: Pre Install problem > > > Have you changed anything on your system that may affect the > > > install/upgrade process?: > > > Have you checked the errata?: Yes > > > [http://www.redhat.com/errata] > > > Have you changed/added hardware to your system?: No > > > > > > It is a AST Ascentia 950N Notebook Computer with 8MB of RAM > > > and 1.2GB of HDD. > > > > > > The second stage of installation fails. > > > > > > This is actually the second support ticket I am opening > > > for the same problem since I did not get proper response > > > for my earlier ticket. > > > > > > My E-mail address is : [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > SJS Hi, Thanks for the long awaited reply. But now I am posting a CC of this message to the Redhat-list also so that others can also try to solve the problem. Here is what happens in detail. 1. Insert the RedHat Bootdisk into the floppy drive and start the system. 2. At the boot: prompt enter expert and press enter. 3. After sometime the white coloured screen appears asking for whether I am using a color monitor. 4. At this point of time the System Log (Alt F4) shows the following messages. Ramdisk driver initialezed : 16 ramdisks of 4096 size hda: TOSHIBA MK2720FC, 1296MB w/128kB Cache, CHS=658/64/63 ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306 md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8 scsi : 0 hosts scsi : detected total. Partition check: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 <hda5> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) 5. I select Yes for the color monitor option on Install screen (Alt F1) 6. Welcome to Redhat Linux screen is displayed. Press Enter 7. Keyboard type selected is us 8. Do you need PCMCIA support? 9. No is selected and press Enter. 10. Installation method hard drive hard drive option is selected and press Enter. 11. It asks for second floppy. 12. Put the Redhat Supplimentary floppy and press Enter. 13. System log (Alt F4) shows : VFS: Disk change detected on device 02:00 14. The floppy is read and the Install screen (Alt F1) now shows the "Installation Path" - Install or Upgrade screen 15. Install is selected and press Enter 16. "Do you have any SCSI adapters?" is displayed. 17. No selected and press Enter. 18. Disk Setup screen appears. 19. Disk Druid is selected and press Enter. 20. Current Disk Partitions screen is displayed. hda1 100M 100M Linux native hda2 17M 17M Linux Swap hda3 387M 387M DOS 16 bit >= 32 hda5 789M 789M DOS 16-bit >= 32 Mount points are selected as follows : for hda1 : / hda2 : (swap partition) does not allow editing mount point. hda3 : /dos_1 hda5 : /dos_2 21. OK is selected in Disk Druid and press Enter. 22. No Swap Space - You don't have any swap space defined. Would you like to continue, or repartition your disk? Repartition / Continue screen is displayed. 23. At this point Alt F4 shows : attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1094, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1095, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1096, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1097, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1094, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1095, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1096, limit=4 attempt to access beyond end of device 02:00: rw=0, want=1097, limit=4 24. Alt F3 shows : running : /usr/bin/fdisk /usr/bin/fdisk /tmp/hda exec of /usr/bin/fdisk failed : Input output error. 25. Select Continue and press Enter in Install Screen (Alt F1) 26. Select Partition :- What partition and directory on that partition hold the Redhat/RPMS and Redhat/base directories? But here only the heading - Device Begin End Size (k) gets displayed. Neither devices nor Begin/End etc are displayed. 27. Select Cancel, press Enter 28. Cancelled screen is displayed. 29 Previous is selected and press enter 30. Goes back to No swap space defined screen 32. If Fdisk option is selected it hangs. The Installation process seems to hang at this second stage. Any solutions anybody? 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