Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-06 Thread John Summerfield
> On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 05:49:26PM -0400, Frank Hale wrote: > > > > This starts up and gives me the RedHat logo but then craps out with some > > error which doesn't really give me any information > > See, this may not look like information to you, but it can tell me > exactly what is wrong. O

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-06 Thread John Summerfield
> How do you test anaconda. I made some changes to the pixmaps and I wanna > test it before I burn it to cd. I might set up a special entry in /etc/lilo.conf or s special boot floppy that mounts the ISO image as if it were a CD, and runs it from there. You might read /usr/src/linux/Doc

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Matt Wilson
On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 09:03:35PM -0400, Frank Hale wrote: > > Yes using -t. So I can just run through the partition screen as normal > (but nothing will happen) and go on through the installation? Would I > just run throuh it as normal but it just doesn't execute the actual > install process? I

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Frank Hale
Matt Wilson wrote: > > As long as you're running it with -r (--rootpath) or -t (--test) you > should be fine -- no partitioning or formatting will take place. > Yes using -t. So I can just run through the partition screen as normal (but nothing will happen) and go on through the installation? W

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Matt Wilson
As long as you're running it with -r (--rootpath) or -t (--test) you should be fine -- no partitioning or formatting will take place. Matt On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 08:23:29PM -0400, Frank Hale wrote: > > Nuke the first and last line... > > > > Got it, Thank you! It works now. > > Okay

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Frank Hale
> Nuke the first and last line... > Got it, Thank you! It works now. Okay next question. When I am testing it what do I do when it gets to the partition screen? Can I go past that point without screwing my hard drive up? I'd like to see if it sees my new packages correctly. Thanks a million, F

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Matt Wilson
Nuke the first and last line... > #resolv.conf - > domain worldnet.att.net > search worldnet.att.net > nameserver 204.127.160.2 > nameserver 204.127.129.2 > nameserver ___ Redhat-devel-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/ma

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Frank Hale
> When anaconda reads /etc/resolv.conf, it knows that the loader (the C > part of the installer that lives on the boot disk) has written > /etc/resolv.conf - so it knows what the format will look like. What's > your resolv.conf say? > #resolv.conf - domain worldnet.att.net search worldnet.att.n

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Matt Wilson
cat /etc/resolv.conf -- are there any lines with only one word on it? When anaconda reads /etc/resolv.conf, it knows that the loader (the C part of the installer that lives on the boot disk) has written /etc/resolv.conf - so it knows what the format will look like. What's your resolv.conf say?

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Frank Hale
> > This starts up and gives me the RedHat logo but then craps out with some > > error which doesn't really give me any information > > See, this may not look like information to you, but it can tell me > exactly what is wrong. One thing I hate about "bug" reports is when > people say "it printe

Re: running anaconda to test it.

2000-08-05 Thread Matt Wilson
On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 05:49:26PM -0400, Frank Hale wrote: > > This starts up and gives me the RedHat logo but then craps out with some > error which doesn't really give me any information See, this may not look like information to you, but it can tell me exactly what is wrong. One thing I hat