Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 26049
Unable to install / unable to load *after* installation.
Last modified: 2005-10-31 17:00:50 EST
Initial attempt to install Fisher beta locks up when Anaconda is invoked from either graphic or text mode. Cause: pointer device Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse is detected as PS/2 mouse *only*, even when PS/2 support is disabled in the BIOS, and the mouse is connected via the USB port. Additional attempt to install Fisher (default, or expert mode): fstab is NOT created. System specs: CPU:AMD k2/500 (slightly overclocked @ 523 Mhz) System memory: 128 Mb (PC-100) Mobo: Acer AX59PRO Rev. 235, Award BIOS Floppy device: LS-120 VER5 00 UHD Floppy (ATAPI/IDE, attached as /dev/hdc) Hard disk: QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM15 (/dev/hda) Keyboard: MFG="unknown" PS/2 connection Pointer device: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse (USB or PS/2 connection) Video card: Jaton 3DForce B-32 Plus (AGP - NVIDIA-TNT2 Vanta [NV6] chip) Monitor: Viewsonic 17 CDROMs: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6002B (ATAPI/IDE - /dev/hdb) YAMAHA CRW6416S (SCSI - /dev/scd0) SCSI: Adaptec AHA-7850 Network Card: SMC-EZ10 (PCI - RTL-8029(AS) Sound Card: Ensoniq 64 (ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] ) Printer: Epson Stuyus Color ESC/P2 (parallel-port only - /dev/lp0) Scanner: Epson Perfection 610u I can only install Fisher if I use the supplied adapter and connect the mouse to the PS/2 port. The main problem is that the fstab file is NOT created!! I *would* like to try this public beta.... :-( Elton Woo
Floppy is disabled both in the BIOS as well as via physical connections (i.e. there is no floppy *physically connected* to the motherboard). The Quantum Fireball (15 Gb) has a primary DOS/Windows partition, with the rest of free space dedicated to linux ONLY. This is the Primary Master with the TOSHIBA CD-ROM as the Primary Slave. The LS-120 super disk "floppy" device is attached as the Secondary Master drive. I have made several downloads of the Fisher Disk1, with each download correctly verified agains the md5sum. Three separate (Disk 1) CD's created in Mandrake 7.2, with no errors. Another attempt today, results in the same failure [4/5 th Feb. 2001] respectfully, Elton Woo.
I am confused - what does creating the fstab file have to do with a USB mouse not being detected? Please elaborate. We've fixed the USB mouse detection internally since the Fisher release, btw.
Mille excuses! I should clarify that. The usb mouse detection is not related. Sorry for the misunderstanding. To begin with, when I had the lockups with the usb mouse, I attempted various solutions: disabled *all* IRQ's in the BIOS, disabled PS/2 (the keyboard still worked), disabled video RAM shadowing, disabled PnP. Finally since RH kept insisting it was a PS/2 mouse I attached the adapter plug that comes with the wheel mouse, and was able to proceed with the installation. I opted for "epsert" mode, so that I could select the packages individually. Once the install routine completed and the machine rebooted, it was *then* the system complained about the fstab file not being found or created.... My next attempt was to do a simple basic install, choosing "Workstation". Again: reboot. and "no fstab". Of the 15Gb, I have only 2Gb dedicated to Windows98. The rest of the drive is Mandrake 7.2. Regardless of any bugs, I'm sufficiently confident in RH linux, that I intended to replace Mandrake with Fisher. ... but without fstab... I'm "fstuck"!! ;-))
Try this - restore your system with its IRQs enabled in its original state. Instead of using 'expert' mode, try adding 'nousb'. This will avoid USB probing. Make sure you have a PS/2 mouse attached.
I have now succeeded in installing the Fisher beta, so kindly consider this bug closed. Out of *three* separate downloads and burns, it turns out that *two* burns of CD2 were defective. ... not enough to abort the install, but sufficiently corrupted to cause the "post-installation" failure. First, I tried doing a basic install which would require *only* Disk1. Then a more selective install which required the extra CD. This is the first time that I've had a problem with a "successfully created" CD. ...and what are the odds of *two* of *three* being defective (same Disk2). ... I regret any inconvenience this may have caused... Now I have my Epson USB scanner running under Fisher (thanks to instructions from the redhat list) ... next, to configure the USB mouse, which is still running as, and with the PS/2 connection. with best wishes, Elton Woo ;-)
Thanks for letting us know it finally worked for you.