From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; U) Description of problem: I attempted to do an upgrade from version 6.0. During the install, there were several file read errors (CDROM) and, near the end of the install, a fatal exception error terminated the process. I then did a complete install (reformat, etc.) and got the same results. I got an 'LI" LILO error on rebooting and had to do an fdisk /mbr to get Windows 98 to start. Needless to say, Linux will not boot. I have attached the logfiles generated by the exception errors. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt an install of REDHAT 7.2. 2. 3. Actual Results: The install was terminated by an exception error. Expected Results: Expected the install to suceed. Additional info:
Created attachment 49704 [details] File dump caused by exception error while installing Redhat 7.2.
Created attachment 49705 [details] File dump caused by exception error while installing Redhat 7.2.
I suspect that part of the problem is the CDROM drive on my 233MHZ machine. I did a successful install of Redhat 7.2 on my DELL 4100 machine which has a faster CDROM and larger hard drive. The partition on the 233MHZ machine only has about 1800 megabytes of space on it for the linux partition, while the DELL machine has over 25000 megabytes on its linux partition.
I re-installed Redhat 6.0 on my 233MHZ machine. The CDROM for this version is the one included in the book "RED HAT Linux Secrets" 3rd Edition. There were no CD read errors, and the installation was completed in about 10 minutes with no problems.
Was the 7.2 install using burned CDs? Some, especially older CD-ROM drives, don't seem to like burned media for various reasons
The 7.2 CDROM is the first disk from a boxed set I purchased dir from RED HAT.
The CD (or the CDROM drive) is definately causing the problems you are seeing. You should contact Red Hat Customer Support to get a replacement disc.