FC5 failed install

[Jeff Mutonho]

On 4/7/06, James Wilkinson <fedora at westexe.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Jeff Mutonho wrote:
> > I'm doing a clean install of FC5  on a box that had FC4 previously.I'm
> > installing from a DVD.My install keeps failing during the installation
> > of packages.The last try failed during the installation of perl.The
> > only thing I've noticed from Ctrl-Alt-F6 is the "No volume groups
> > found" message.
> > The other time the installation failed during installation of some
> > other package but I could not even do a Ctrl-ALt-Fx because the
> > machine just froze.Also the other time the installation failed just
> > before completion of the disk formatting stage.I never had this
> > problem with FC1-FC4
>
> Ouch.
>
> It's possible that you've got dodgy memory. You wouldn't necessarily
> notice this in day-to-day use (a fact which I find rather worrying!),
> but a reinstall involves different use patterns. Try memtest86.
>
> It's also possible that you're just having trouble reading the DVD. You
> could try a minimal install -- choose as few packages as possible, try
> to get FC5 installed, and then add packages through yum.
>
> You could also try a network install, or pre-creating a partition on the
> disk to hold the ISO image. Boot with linux askmethod, and point the
> installer at the ISO image.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> James.
Thanx.I finally managed to install FC5.I think you're right about
dodgy memory because my machine reboots itself quite regularly be it
when I've booted to Windows XP or FC5.

Jeff
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