>> I have been trying to install redhat 5.0
>> <snip>
>> That is why I cannot figure out why when I tried to install
>> Redhat5.0 to my machine, it began to produce many errors.
>
>What kind of errors exactly?
>
>> install program hung. Sometimes the program would give error warning
>> signs and then hang.
>
>What kind of warning signs exactly?
>
>> My all time favorite was when the screen began to
>> change colors and spout messages in a disorganized fashion across the
>> screen.
>
>This sounds like one of the packages were corrupt. Again, try installing
>only the basic system first, then work from there.
>
>> I was lucky to get the hard drive back to a functional state, being that
>> disk druid would not allow me to completly delete the / and swap
>> partitions.
>
>I'm sure [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be interested in this, as well as
>[EMAIL PROTECTED], as he is the author.
I have also had failed installation with Red Hat 5.0...if you've seen my
recent messages to this list, you'll know that. Someone else from newsgroup
alt.os.linux, also has error readouts trying to install Linux, and then it
aborts. My suspicion is a bad batch of distribution CD-ROMs...and I'm glad
you brought up this conjecture, too.
If you have missed my postings regarding my own problems installing Red
Hat, here they are once more:
My system is a DOS 7.0 PC with 120MHz Pentium, 96MB RAM. I am trying
to install Red Hat Linux 5.0 on my Master Hard Drive, via Red Hat's CD-ROM.
Here is my present Master Hard Drive map (in a system with three hard
drives):
C: 300 MB...DOS /dev/hda1
/root = 120 MB /dev/hda2
/usr = 1300 MB /dev/hda3
F: 350 MB...DOS /dev/hda5
G: 350 MB...DOS /dev/hda6
(The logical DOS drives are "F:" and "G:", since I have two other hard
drives connected, using up the following letters: "D:", "E:" and "H:".)
I also excluded a swap partition, since I already have a copious 96 MB RAM.
I have just two Linux partitions: "/root" and "/usr".
I have finally managed to kludge my way through setting up and
mounting partitions for Red Hat Linux. Then I began the installation,
which came up with a pile of errors before aborting. The majority of
programs did install...but not enough to allow a true bootup into
Linux. Any suggestions on how to overcome these error results, will
be greatly appreciated.
Here they are:
---begin list of errors
RMP install of libtermcap failed: read failed: Input/output
error (5)
RMP install of glibe failed execution of script failed
RMP install of bash failed execution of script failed
RMP install of aout-libs failed execution of script failed
RMP install of ash failed execution of script failed
RMP install of slang failed execution of script failed
RMP install of newt failed: unpacking of archive failed on
file /usr/bin whiptail: -1: Input/output error
RMP install of at failed execution of script failed
RMP install of zlib failed execution of script failed
RMP install of ncurses failed execution of script failed
RMP install of bc failed execution of script failed
RMP install of binutils failed execution of script failed
RMP install of dev failed execution of script failed
RMP install of diffutils failed execution of script failed
RMP install of e2fsprogs failed execution of script failed
RMP install of ed failed execution of script failed
RMP install of emacs failed execution of script failed
RMP install of expect failed execution of script failed
RMP install of faq failed execution of script failed
RMP install of findutils failed execution of script failed
RMP install of gdbm failed execution of script failed
RMP install of gimp-libgimp failed execution of script failed
RMP install of git failed execution of script failed
RMP install of gtk failed execution of script failed
RMP install of gzip failed execution of script failed
RMP install of ImageMagick failed execution of script failed
RMP install of initscripts failed execution of script failed
RMP install of kbd failed execution of script failed
RMP install of kernel failed execution of script failed
RMP install of kernel-modules failed: unpacking of archive
failed on file /lib/modules/20.32/net/3c509.o: -1:
Input/output error
RMP install of kernelcfg failed: read failed: Input/output
error (5)
error - reading header:
Input/output error install exited abonrmally
sending termination signals... done sending kill
signals...
done unmounting filesystems...Hmp/rhimage/mut/home/wnt/usr
/proc /mnt/
you may safely reboot your system.
--end list of errors
I may have some typos there...as I had to handwrite everything down,
that was on the screen. So I'd also like to know if there is a way to
either print out screen text, or capture to a file. Seems that DOS
capture programs or the PrintScreen are not operable in the Linux
installation.
What kind of problems are indicated by statement: "exection of script
failed", "unpacking of archive ailed", and "read failed: Input/output error
(5)"?
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