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 sklein@cpcug.org 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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