On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 12:20:08AM +0800, Huan Long Wang wrote: > > Does anaconda blindly wait there in the middle of retrieving an rpm > package, or is there a timer to decide whether it has been too long for > this package to be transferred? For CD-ROM, NFS, and hard drive installs anaconda uses normal blocking file IO. > And, can anyone shed some light on whether there is a sort of switch that I > can turn on to give me more useful information about what anaconda is doing > when the nodes hang there? For NFS-related kernel messages, check VC4 (Ctrl+Alt+F4). It's likely you're saturating your network, and since the kernel uses NFS over UDP by default you might be losing packets under congestion. Cheers, Matt -- Matt Wilson Founding Engineer rPath, Inc. msw@xxxxxxxxx
