Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 6726
Installation problem
Last modified: 2015-01-07 18:39:30 EST
I am trying to ibstall RH6.1 with the new install disks found and downloaded from your errata pages. On boot disk I type "linux updates" -> installation freeses on point where: Main screen bottom shows /sbin/loader Console 3) "going to insmod 3c59x.0" Console 4) "Enabling bus-master transmits and write- frame receives" (Previous lines show correct card 3c905B Without "linux updates" - just <enter>installation starts fine, but I am affraid to continue, since your page informed to use this 'updates' option. (updates disk will be never asked) When trying "linux updates expert": First screen asks "Devices, Insert your deriver disk and press "OK" to continue. Does not accept updates disk nor boot disk. If I just skip this page later on I get screen saying "error mounting ext2 file system on hda2. Invalid argument. I have NTFS partition on hda2. My ext2 is on hda5. If I try to continue installation halts at "searching for RH linux installation" Changing partition type 7->17 did not help. B) I could not even log into web-based installation support: It allways complains something about wrong product or so. My url was "http://customer.support.redhat.com/rhoaprod/plsql/Oracl eApps.VL?i_1=user.... Are you sure that Oracle should be in this url??? Best regards, Jouni
*** Bug 6723 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I am trying to ibstall RH6.1 with the new install disks found from your errata pages. On boot disk I type "linux updates" -> installaiotn freeses on point where: Console 3) "going to insmod 3c59x.0" ------- Additional Comments From notting@redhat.com 11/04/99 11:58 ------- *** Bug 6724 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I am trying to ibstall RH6.1 with the new install disks found from your errata pages. On boot disk I type "linux updates" -> installaiotn freeses on point where: Console 3) "going to insmod 3c59x.0" ------- Additional Comments From jouni@sgic.fi 11/04/99 12:02 ------- Sorry, problems w/ KB. Please remove.
*** Bug 6724 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I am trying to ibstall RH6.1 with the new install disks found from your errata pages. On boot disk I type "linux updates" -> installaiotn freeses on point where: Console 3) "going to insmod 3c59x.0" ------- Additional Comments From notting@redhat.com 11/04/99 11:58 ------- *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 6723 *** ------- Additional Comments From jouni@sgic.fi 11/04/99 12:00 ------- Sorry, problems w/ KB. Please remove.
As a follow-up to my following problem: I suddenly was able to update. I am not sure which was the magic trick what caused the change, but following did the thing: "linux updates text" (I remember trying this before...) I did not install the cd before the installation program asked for it. Before it was allways in drive. Do not want to try any more which one solved the problem ;-)
There is a known bug that causes a race condition if the cdrom is in the drive when you type linux updates. The workaround, as you found, is to wait until the installer prompts you to insert the cdrom into the drive and then all will work well. We are in the process of releasing another updates disk and boot images which will fix this and a couple of other problems.
*** Bug 6708 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***