RH 6.2 graphical installation hangs after installing the KDE Workstation configuration. Configuration and setup works fine. I chose to use the automatic partitioning. The installer will install all packages, but then simply stops after the last package (zlib-devel) and does not go on to the next screen (the back and next buttons are greyed out). The system is not hung, except for the X based installer. Text consoles are still working fine. Several instances of anaconda are running, but not doing anything (CPU time used does not increase). There are no error messages. I also noticed that the installer choose to use the the secondary IDE (/dev/hdc) drive on the system for the install, because it was larger, and is also installing /boot onto /dev/hda. This may have something to do with it. System configuration: Pentium 233MMX, 96MB RAM, VIA MVP3 chipset /dev/hda Seagate ST34310A 4.1GB IDE /dev/hdb 12x IDE CD-ROM /dev/hdc Maxtor 54098U8 40GB IDE NetGear tulip NIC at IRQ 12 SoundBlaster 16 ISA at IRQ 5
same problem occurs with all installation modes (Gnome, KDE, Server, or Everything) using the X based install. Additional details -- booting from RH 6.2 ISO CD-ROM image, and the video card is a ATI Xpert 98 (Mach64). I will try text mode also.
The text mode installer gives the following error message: Exception Occured Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 342, In ? intf.run(todo, test = test) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1165, in run rc = apply (step[1](), step[2]) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 702, in __call__ if todo.doInstall (): File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 1272, in doInstall self.setDefaultRunlevel () File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 952, in setDefaultRunlevel inittab = open (self.instPath + '/etc/inittab', 'r') IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/mnt/sysimage/etc/inittab' /---------\ /---------\ | OK | | Debug | \---------/ \---------/ I have the updated "anaconda".
Forwarding this issue to a developer for further action.
I have experienced similar behavior on a P100 with a SIS 6326 video card. The X based installer hangs after package installation and displays a small dialog saying "Performing post-install configuration" or similar words. Then all activity stops.
By the way i have a Genuine Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
Has any workaround for this been found yet? I am experiencing the same problems.
Please... Speed Up! I can't buy 6.2 Deluxe if Standard doesn't work (and i won't)!
Sent to test lab for verification.
There are two issues discussed above ... 1) originally reported - GUI hangs at install's end - this error has been seen at intermittent random times in the test lab, but never reproducibly ... :( ... Internal testing for internal releases has not exhibited this problem ... that means that it will hopefully be fixed in the next release ... :) 2) TUI traceback - does this error occur at the analagous location as the GUI (end of package installation) ...? does the install then hang ...? This has not been reported before in internal tests ...
both issues 1) and 2) above have not been observed in testing for the next release (and we have been unable to duplicate the above traceback in our test lab for 6.2)...