[ale] RedHat Installation

Billy Quinn bquinn at ifleet.com
Fri Jul 7 08:50:40 EDT 2000



I saw the same thing when trying to configure two network interfaces using
the install program. I was even doing a custom install when I noticed the
hangup . When I configured the second one by hand ( not using the RedHat
install program ) , the post install configuration worked successfully. 

Billy
> ----------
> From: 	Drew Moseley[SMTP:drewmoseley at mindspring.com]
> Sent: 	Friday, July 07, 2000 7:55 AM
> To: 	ale at ale.org
> Subject: 	Re: [ale] RedHat Installation
> 
> Robert Hoffman wrote:
> > 
> > Jeff,
> > 
> > I had the exact thing happen to me twice today on two different boxes
> > using the graphic install. One box was a Compaq and one was a Micron;
> > neither had scsi. I switched over to the text install (which is what I
> > usually use) and the problem went away. This really perplexes me since
> > I've used the graphic install without problems before. If the text
> > install doesn't work for you, try the new install disk available from
> > RedHat's site.
> > 
> > If anyone knows what causes this, please let me know. In both cases I
> > was installing minimal services (just networked workstation, network
> > management workstation, development, & utilities.) I even checked the
> > BIOS for annoying settings but found none.
> > 
> > -Rob Hoffman
> > 
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: "Jeffery Tillotson" <jeffx at jeffx.com>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 15:24:32 -0400
> > 
> > > Greetings,
> > > Trying to install RedHat 6.2 on a Compaq Proliant 800 server wit ha
> > > 9gig SCSI hard drive and 2 18gig SCSI hard drives in a RAID0
> configuration.
> > > I can partition the drives fine and all the packages install okay but
> > > in the end it hangs during
> > >        "Performing Post Install Configuration"
> > >
> > > I thought it might have something to do with the master boot record
> but
> > > it doesn't.  I cleaned the MBR and still nothing.  I also replaced the
> > > harddrive and still nothing.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing the hang up?  This
> exact
> > > system had LINUX running on it before with no problems and I have
> several
> > > other Prolaint 800 runnings LINUX just fine.  Any suggestions would be
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> 
> I saw something similar when there were two network cards in the
> system.  I removed one of them and the install worked correctly.  After
> the install, I added the second one back, and kudzu installed the driver
> for me no problem.
> 
> Drew
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