Attempting a fresh install of FC3 on a server. *2 Pentium II processors @450MHz each *Symbios SCSI on board *1 Seagate Cheetah SCSI drive To reproduce: 1.Start install with linux text 2.Select the Server configuration 3.Automatically partition the HD, removing everything from it. 4.Remove everything from list but mail server 5.Begin install FC3 crashes after makefs.ext3 Media is known good, these CD's have installed FC3 on several other servers. This could be related to bug 137846, but my Anaconda crash report is different. Dupe as needed.
Created attachment 111875 [details] Anaconda Dump Report
Your disk is generating all kinds of scsi errors like <4>SCSI error : <0 0 2 0> return code = 0x100ff <4>end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 350965 Making sure all of your cables are securely connected would be a good thing to check. Also, your drive could just be dying.
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