Jeff Mutonho wrote:
> I'm doing a clean install of FC5 on a box that had FC4 previously.I'm
> installing from a DVD.My install keeps failing during the installation
> of packages.The last try failed during the installation of perl.The
> only thing I've noticed from Ctrl-Alt-F6 is the "No volume groups
> found" message.
> The other time the installation failed during installation of some
> other package but I could not even do a Ctrl-ALt-Fx because the
> machine just froze.Also the other time the installation failed just
> before completion of the disk formatting stage.I never had this
> problem with FC1-FC4
Ouch.
It's possible that you've got dodgy memory. You wouldn't necessarily
notice this in day-to-day use (a fact which I find rather worrying!),
but a reinstall involves different use patterns. Try memtest86.
It's also possible that you're just having trouble reading the DVD. You
could try a minimal install -- choose as few packages as possible, try
to get FC5 installed, and then add packages through yum.
You could also try a network install, or pre-creating a partition on the
disk to hold the ISO image. Boot with linux askmethod, and point the
installer at the ISO image.
Hope this helps,
James.
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