Can't install RH 8.0

[noblestknight]

Install hoses up when I am installing packages.. But, I can switch to command line, so the system itself isnt hosing up. It happens both on text install and graphical install...

I get a error from ananconda about gnome canvas failing.. But, it doesnt lock up on the same package everytime and I checked the cd and it passed the test.

Any ideas? I checked and made sure my partitions are correctly sized and I can install Windows XP just fine. So, I dont think it is a stability issue because of heat or anything.

I am seriously puzzled though.. I can install debian with my eyes closed but I cant install Red Hat .. How sad is that? ;D

[pbharris]

pretty darn sad my friend!! anywho, one thing i know has helped is passing nodma to the kernel at install time, not sure why this would be happeninng though.

[noblestknight]

Thanks for the suggestion Paul.. Would mem=nodma be the right syntax to pass that at install time? I'm not a grub guy ;D

I also read where RH 8.0 locks up w/ USB devices so I am going to unplug all my USB stuff and reset my bios to default settings to see if that helps.

Anyone else have any suggestions?

[Schotty]

hmmm, bad cd?

bad md5sum?

dirty cdrom?

[noblestknight]

It was a purchased cd and I ran that cdrom test that comes with Redhat 8.0 and it passed :-\

[Schotty]

Wow! A RedHAt boxset that fails! Now that is weird.

I would try for shits and giggles, cleaning the CD drive. I am at a loss. Is there an error that is consistent throughout each failure? I know you said it hated the RPM, but anything more specific?

[noblestknight]

I get that anaconda error about the gnome canvas saying it failed.. No other errors and I dont even get that one every time (at least I dont think).

It always locks up on the install screen, no other place and it will lock up on different packages not the same one so I am clueless.

Anaconda doesnt run in text mode right?

[Schotty]

If I understand correctly, Anaconda is a daemon that detects your hardware and tracks changes in it. So then I would presume that yes it runs in text mode. It should launch each time at bootup to detect any hardware changes on an installed system.

[tolstoy]

I feel your pain.

I have both the .ISOs and the store bought CDs for RH 8 and both fail to install on an number of boxes that I got 7.3 to install on. The error I am getting is with packages installing. The error I get is that my media is bad, though all CDs pass the media tests.

How did I fix this. I installed SuSE 8 from their ftp server. It installed like and runs like a dream.

[Schotty]

I dont know what the problem is -- but I got it to install on 2 boxes -- my home box and my work box. Flawless each time.... well until I put VMWare on it.