RH7.0 install crashes after assigning a volume to mount to. Crash occurs when using gui or text install, diskdruid or fdisk. A kickstart install with "lilo none" also fails. Installing using the 2000/10/20 anaconda update ( http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHBA-2000-084-04.html ) still resulted in crashes. Disk info: 30GB Maxtor IDE master: - hda1 FAT32 Win98 Boot, 2.5GB - hda2 ext2 to become /, 4 GB -- within 1024 cylinders - hda3 - hda5 swap - hda6 FAT32 - hda7 FAT32 - hda8 NTFS 20GB Maxtor IDE slave - hdb1 NTFS Win2K - hdb2 - hdb5 NTFS - hdb6 FAT32 The same problem occurred when trying to install RH6.2. RH6.0 installed just fine. Win2k reportedly adjusts the hda boot sector to provide a dual-boot prompt. William
Would you please attach the output from the installer when it crashes?
I'd like to collect more info, but the install script does a "install exited abnormally - recieved signr 11" (and proceeds to shutdown and halt, which complicates matters). This happens upon "OK"-ing the "/" mount point on /hda2. If you can direct me how to mount any of the vfat partitions or floppy from a second window during the installation, I can copy whatever log file you need to such a drive. I tested the machines memory thoroughly, and haven't overclocked the CPU.
Could you try this: - goto VC2 once the installer is loaded (when you see the welcome to red hat linux screen). - type 'mknod /tmp/hda' - type 'fdisk -l /tmp/hda' and attach the output. Thanks!
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