Can't install RH Enterprise 3 desktop; white screen lockup
jlopes151 at comcast.net
jlopes151 at comcast.net
Wed Jul 28 22:45:08 UTC 2004
Well too late now, wish RH support had suggested this as a solution could have saved some cash. On the other hand I do have this cool P4 3.0.
james
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> jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote:
> > I spent three weeks several days of those three weeks were spent
> > overnight (24 hr) attempting to install RH and another Linux brand. I
> > found the requirements defined on the RH package to be bogus. I was told
> > by RH support that RH has an agressive install and that my PC may not be
> > good enough. It was a PIII, 500mhx with 700+k of ram and 80gig drive.
> > What happend with me the install would fail on random packages.
>
> That's a classic example of the ext3 filesystem bug with some hardware
> platforms. I'll bet that if you had started the installation over again
> and used ext2 filesystems when you partitioned the hard drive, it
> would've worked. After the system had installed and was running, you
> could convert the ext2 filesystems to ext3. See:
>
> http://www.rhil.net/docs/ext2-to-ext3.html
>
> for details.
>
> > I tried
> > every thing and could not get a clean install. I finally bought a new P4
> > 3.0ghz with 1meg ram and 80gig drive the install took less than 10min to
> > do a full install.
> >
> > Its running no problems with the new machine.
>
> You didn't ask me! ;-) I would've told you.
>
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> >
> > > Well, this is about the fifth different time I've
> > > tried to install Linux, and none ever went worth a
> > > damn, including this one. Here's the story; I'm
> > > trying to evaluate the Red Hat Enterprise 3 desktop
> > > for home evaluation. I downloaded all 4 CD ISOs from
> > > www.redhat.com, burnt them successfully, and checked
> > > them with the data-checking CD program at the
> > > beginning of my Red Hat install, and all checked out
> > > OK. So, as I perform the install (by simply hitting
> > > "Enter" at the beginning of said install), I get the
> > > following on my desktop:
> > >
> > > Running Anaconda...please wait
> > >
> > > It finds the Video Card Radeon 9600
> > > the Monitor Syncmaster
> > > & Mouse Generic Mouse
> > >
> > > ---then the screen eventual! ly changes to white in
> > > color with a mouse arrow in the center, but after
> > > awhile, the CD attempts access of the floppy drive,
> > > which obviously has no disc, but the floppy drive
> > > light stays on, which locks up the install. My rig is
> > > as follows:
> > >
> > > ECS K7S5A mobo
> > > 512 MB ram
> > > AMD 1800+ processor
> > >
> > > For you Linux folks, I must say that until a Linux
> > > install gets to be as "painless" as a Micro$oft OS
> > > install, converts will be few and far between. I've
> > > yet to have a successful install.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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