Tell the installer to format the partitions. if you have /home on a different partition then dont format it. have it auto partition if you want, but tell it you want to verify what it does and make sure partitions are formated. should be ok then. Dennis On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 18:39, ig9f05jg0102@sneakemail.com wrote: > From: Dave Robbins <drobbins@drobbins.net> > > > hmm, > > you mean you re-installed from scratch and reformated the disk and > > still had this problem?? > > Yes, I did a new install from a cold boot of the boxed RH 8.0 CD > > > what did you do, let diskdruid format it for you? > > Yes, I let druid do the format, but it was an existing partition from > where Psyche had been running. > > >> since you have a totally hosed system, format it with a dos disk so > >> linux will see it as a totally alien filesystem and realize > >> everything has to go away.alternatively you can use linux/fdisk to > go >> in and blow away the current partitions. > > Well, not totally hosed, as I have the bloatwareXP on the system. I was > so happy with Psyche, that I was close to losing it, and hadn't booted > into XP since October or so when Psyche hit the streets, (and I used 7.2 > before that - heck in some fashion, I've used RH since v. 3.x) but now > somewhat glad I still had XP to be able to get online and check mail, > and orders, and get some amount of help, which didn't solve the problem, > but without a functioning partition, I'd have been really hosed. > > I've also spent a couple days/nights rebuilding 7.3 to function, but I > want 8.0 and Phoebe when it's released. I like cutting edge stuff, just > not bleeding edge ;-) > > > >> Sounds like you need to make the installer realize that "hey, we're > >> starting from scratch". Is it possible your using the workstation > >> install option and maybe it see's the correct partitions already > >> there so it doesn't format? > > No, I used the "install everything" option; servers and all of the parts > and pieces, which is what I'd used before as well, plus had updated it > all religiously with RHN and apt-get/synaptic > > *How can I "make the installer realize that "hey, we're starting from > scratch"".* without a fdisk of the entire system, just hda3-5? > > Ken > > >> Dave > On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 21:22, ig9f05jg0102@sneakemail.com wrote: > > >> I had been running Psyche very successfully with a RedHat boxed set > >> since it was released. I attempted to upgrade my nv drivers to > >> nvidia drivers and ended up fscking the entire system. After three > >> days of trying to fix it, with some amount of help, I gave up and > >> tried to format and install freshly. > >> > >> This resulted in no joy ;-( > >> > >> It would act perfectly normal up until the part where it says > >> Installing > >> packages, with glibc-common-2.2.93-5 (the first file) and hangs ... > >> forever > >> Total 0 > >> Completed 0 > >> Remaining 0 > >> > >> I then did a mediacheck on all three disks, and all three returned > >> PASS. > >> > >> The irony is that I was able to install Valhalla 7.3 and it installed > >> and runs great, but after being used to Psyche, it isn't what I > >> want. > >> > >> I have tried to upgrade Valhalla to Psyche and it goes through all of > >> the steps as usual, but gets to that same point and hangs, too. > >> > >> Does anyone have any idea what the problem is, or how to get Psyche > >> to come to the party? -- Dennis Gilmore <dennis@dgilmore.net>
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