On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 23:50 +0000, Amadeus W.M. wrote: > I'm installing FC6 on my 2nd computer and I'm running into the same bug I > did when I installed it on my primary computer (but somehow I got away > with). > > During install, at network configuration I want to give eth0 a static IP > rather than DHCP. So I choose 192.168.1.20, as the ipv4 address. I leave > the IPv6 entry blank, as I have no idea what to enter there. Of course, > the installer won't let me continue, so I'm forced to choose dhcp. I've never had that issue. I've always installed with a fixed IP. You DO have to specify a netmask and gateway, however, or it won't continue. For a netmask, try 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1. > Next, with dhcp, at package selection, I want to enable the extras > repository, it prompts me again for network configuration, sends the dhcp > request and it crashes (some unhandled error, please save it on floppy; I > would if I had a floppy). That's a known issue. Do NOT enable the extras repository during install. Once the system's up, THEN enable it and "yum install" whatever you want. > Did anybody else have these problems? Any workaround? Has it been fixed > in f7? I've never gotten any FC7 test releases to install at all. They've all crapped out on the disk controller, but that may be me...I've always been in a rush to do it. > As a feature request, if the installer insists on ipv6 addresses, can > there be an ipv6 calculator be integrated into the installer that would > automatically fill in the ipv6 address based on the ipv4 address? Am I > the only one out there who can't do ipv4->ipv6 in his head? It hasn't demanded IPV6 yet and I don't see it happening soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? I don't know. Who cares? - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
