Hi, Thanks for answering folks.....so here is what Alt-F3 is showing: loading....blah blah blah inserted /temp/parport.o blah blah blah ....stuff I expect to see... * anaconda floppy device fd0 -no problem here * Couldn't lookup monitor type: NECLCD1700v -still no problem * Using /mnt/source/.Redhat/base/comps.xml * WARNING: not all packages in hdlist had order tag - is this the problem? then it ends....and on the fisrt console I am still getting the following message: python2.2:rpmio_internal.h:235: fdGetFp: Assertion `fd && fd-> magic == 0x04463138' failed. install exited abnormally sending termination signals...done blah blah blah Does anyone have an idea what's going on here? Thanks a bunch, -C >If you press Alt+F2 or F3/F4/F5 during the ks you will see different screens >that display different info about what's going on. Chances are its >hiccuping on a module or something of the sort. You should see the problem >in one of the other consoles. > >Frans >python2.2:rpmio_internal.h:235: fdGetFp: Assertion `fd && fd-> magic >==0x04463138' failed. >install exited abnormally