How can I complete a nearly finished but interrupted FC3 install?

[Stanley A. Klein]

I tried to install FC3 on a new machine using CD's that I had used
successfully before.

With about 95% of the packages installed, the screen froze while
installing from CD3.  After restarting the system, I tried to resume the
install using the "update" function but that expects a completed
installation.  I then did the media check and CD3 failed it.  CD2 also
failed, although it had completed its part of the installation.

I looked at the system with the rescue function and it looks like most
of the important packages are there.  (I will have to update everything
anyway.)  However, it is missing the configuration steps that are done
after the packages are installed, like setting up Grub, setting up X,
and so forth.

Right now, the system won't boot into Linux because the install wasn't
finished.

Is there any way I can complete the install without starting all over
with a new set of disks?

Stan Klein

The problem you're running into is not with the packages that are
installed, but with the lack of your boot loader.  Without a boot
loader, you're not going to get to a point where you can do anything. 
In addition, you may be missing other critical packages.

You're going to have a hard time doing this without a new install.  If
CD 1 is okay, you probably could go ahead and install a very minimal
installation and then download the remaining packages using yum.

HTH

On 25 Apr 2005 10:31:05 -0400, Stanley A. Klein  wrote:
> I tried to install FC3 on a new machine using CD's that I had used
> successfully before.
>
> With about 95% of the packages installed, the screen froze while
> installing from CD3.  After restarting the system, I tried to resume the
> install using the "update" function but that expects a completed
> installation.  I then did the media check and CD3 failed it.  CD2 also
> failed, although it had completed its part of the installation.
>
> I looked at the system with the rescue function and it looks like most
> of the important packages are there.  (I will have to update everything
> anyway.)  However, it is missing the configuration steps that are done
> after the packages are installed, like setting up Grub, setting up X,
> and so forth.
>
> Right now, the system won't boot into Linux because the install wasn't
> finished.
>
> Is there any way I can complete the install without starting all over
> with a new set of disks?
> Stan Klein
>
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